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bul·bul (bo̵ol′bo̵ol′)

noun

  1. a songbird referred to in Persian poetry, perhaps a nightingale
  2. any of a family (Pycnonotidae) of small, dull-colored passerine birds of Asia and Africa

Etymology: Pers: prob. echoic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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