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bulbul.

Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊlbʊl/UK
  1. Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.

  2. Any of the bulbul species of the Middle East, popular in poetry; sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul) or from Arabic بُلْبُل (bulbul).

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