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Bulbul
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bulbul, n. [Per.].
The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus ). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidæ . The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Bulbul, n.
1 any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae, of dull plumage with contrasting bright patches.
2 a singer or poet.
1 any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae, of dull plumage with contrasting bright patches.
2 a singer or poet.
Etymology
Pers. f. Arab., of imit. orig.
ROGET THESAURUS
Bulbul
Musician
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