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bulbul
[ bool-bool ]
noun
- a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.
- any of several oscine birds of the family Pycnonotidae, of the Old World tropics.
bulbul
/ ˈbʊlbʊl /
noun
- any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest
- a songbird, taken to be the nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry
Word History and Origins
Origin of bulbul1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bulbul1
Example Sentences
He could have said "bulbul," the word little Israeli kids use, but he didn't—he "confused" it.
The sitting bulbul does not appear to mind the daily shower-bath it receives when the mali waters the plant.
The hen has the appearance of a kind of bulbul, being chestnut-hued with a white breast and a metallic blue-black crest.
The Bulbul had no sooner finished her song than the Bullfrog began to make profuse apologies for having left his music at home.
The bulbul eyed this performance thoughtfully; a tiger lying down for a sleep was something not to waste time over.
Like a streamer from the topmast of a yacht the bulbul, weaving back and forth, showed Finnerty the tiger was on the move.
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