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bulbul

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Last week I witnessed a Yellow Vented Bulbul scolding a Female Asian Koel in a nearby tree and wondered what the relationship was, after looking into it it appears that the Koel is a "Brood Parasite" that lays it's eggs in the nests of other birds.

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

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noun

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

noun

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

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Core meanings and parts of speech for bulbul.

noun

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

noun

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

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Last week I witnessed a Yellow Vented Bulbul scolding a Female Asian Koel in a nearby tree and wondered what the relationship was, after looking into it it appears that the Koel is a "Brood Parasite" that lays it's eggs in the nests of other birds.

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Last week I witnessed a Yellow Vented Bulbul scolding a Female Asian Koel in a nearby tree and wondered what the relationship was, after looking into it it appears that the Koel is a "Brood Parasite" that lays it's eggs in the nests of other birds.

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How do you use bulbul in a sentence?

Last week I witnessed a Yellow Vented Bulbul scolding a Female Asian Koel in a nearby tree and wondered what the relationship was, after looking into it it appears that the Koel is a "Brood Parasite" that lays it's eggs in the nests of other birds.

What does bulbul mean?

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

What part of speech is bulbul?

bulbul is commonly used as noun.