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单词 greenbul
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greenbuln.

Brit. /ˈɡriːnbʊl/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌbʊl/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., bulbul n.
Etymology: < green adj. + -bul (in bulbul n.), so called on account of the colour of their plumage.
Any of numerous African bulbuls of the genus Phyllastrephus and related genera (family Pycnonotidae), having drab olive-green plumage. Frequently with distinguishing word.
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1930 W. L. Sclater Systema Avium Æthiopicarum II. 379 White-tailed Greenbul.
1988 S. Cramp et al. Handbk. Birds Europe, Middle East & N. Afr. V. 474/1 About 120 species [of Bulbul] (some known as greenbuls, brownbuls, bristlebills, or leafloves).
2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 50/1 The roads around the park entrance reliably produce..a profusion of forest greenbuls, finches and warblers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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