bulbul
Americannoun
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a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.
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any of several oscine birds of the family Pycnonotidae, of the Old World tropics.
noun
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any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest
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a songbird, taken to be the nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry
Etymology
Origin of bulbul
Borrowed into English from Persian around 1775–85
Example Sentences
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The red-vented bulbul is not currently listed as a threatened or endangered species.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Both now have extra protections through new trade restrictions agreed at the global wildlife summit, with a complete ban on trading for the straw-headed bulbul.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2022
The parrots share the trees with parakeets, cockatoos, and exotics like India’s red-whiskered bulbul.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2021
Although they are found all over Kenya and other parts of East Africa, the common bulbul, Pycnototus barbatus, is actually of Asian — not African — origin.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2010
To notesTHERE was once a bulbul, and one day as he was flying about, he saw a tree on which was a little fruit.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Anonymous
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