释义 |
bulbul /ˈbʊlbʊl /nounA tropical African and Asian songbird, typically having a crest, drab plumage, and a melodious voice.- Family Pycnonotidae: several genera and numerous species.
However, I stray from the purpose of our trip: birds, which were no less alluring than all the scenes mentioned above, with names such as leafbirds, bulbuls, coucals, laughingthrushes, babblers, sunbirds and junglefowl....- Of the songbirds, the light-vented bulbul was a symbol of longevity thanks to the white cap on its head, which gave it the appearance of a white-haired old man.
- Flocks of wintering water birds include the thrush, the kingfisher, the robin, the shama, the barbet, the bee-eater, the flycatcher, the sunbird, the bulbul and the drongo.
OriginMid 17th century: from Persian, of imitative origin. |