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(bo̵ol′bo̵ol′)

noun

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

Origin: Pers: prob. echoic

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noun

Any of various passerine, chiefly tropical Old World songbirds of the family Pycnonotidae, having grayish or brownish plumage.
A songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry and thought to be a nightingale.

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Origin: Persian

Origin: , from Arabic

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