bulbul

American  

[bool-bool] / ˈbʊl bʊl /

noun

1. a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.

2. any of several oscine birds of the family Pycnonotidae, of the Old World tropics.

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bulbul British  

/ ˈbʊlbʊl /

noun

1. any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest

2. a songbird, taken to be the nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry

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Etymology

Origin of bulbul

Borrowed into English from Persian around 1775–85

Example Sentences

The red-vented bulbul is not currently listed as a threatened or endangered species.

From Seattle Times

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

Later, I watched wild birds like melodic dusky thrushes, magpies and bulbuls alight on the fired clay temple roof.

From New York Times

Now we were drinking tea in his trellised garden at sunset to the singing of bulbuls.

From New York Times

Behind her, sparrows twitter and a bulbul, a songbird, trills from the branches of a sacred tree.

From New York Times