BULBUL

bulbul

(noun) nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bulbul (plural bulbuls)

Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and parts of Asia, sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.

Synonyms

(alternate names of birds in the bulbul family)

• bristlebill

• brownbul

• greenbul

• leaflove

Source: Wiktionary


Bul"bul, n. Etym: [Per.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family TimaliidĂŠ. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera. [Written also buhlbuhl.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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