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| bul·bul [ bl bl ] (plural bul·buls) |
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1. tropical songbird: a generally grayish or brownish songbird. Native to: tropical Africa and Asia. Family Pycnonotidae.
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2. bird in Persian poetry: a songbird frequently mentioned in Persian poetry, taken to be a nightingale
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| [Mid-17th century. < Persian, an imitation of its song] |
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