bulbul
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.
Origin of bulbul
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How to use bulbul in a sentence
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.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe hen has the appearance of a kind of bulbul, being chestnut-hued with a white breast and a metallic blue-black crest.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe bulbul had no sooner finished her song than the Bullfrog began to make profuse apologies for having left his music at home.
A Bayard From Bengal | Hurry Bungsho JabberjeeThe bulbul eyed this performance thoughtfully; a tiger lying down for a sleep was something not to waste time over.
The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser
Like a streamer from the topmast of a yacht the bulbul, weaving back and forth, showed Finnerty the tiger was on the move.
The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser
British Dictionary definitions for bulbul
/ (ˈbʊlbʊl) /
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
Origin of bulbul
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