An African bulbul (songbird) with an olive-green back.
Family Pycnonotidae: several genera, in particular Phyllastrephus and Pycnonotus, and numerous species
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The Pycnonotidae (bulbuls and greenbuls) comprise approximately 130 species and are widely distributed across Africa and Asia, mainly in evergreen thickets and forest.
Definition of greenbul in US English:
greenbul
nounˈɡrēnbo͝ol
An African bulbul with an olive-green back.
Family Pycnonotidae: several genera, in particular Phyllastrephus and Pycnonotus, and numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
The Pycnonotidae (bulbuls and greenbuls) comprise approximately 130 species and are widely distributed across Africa and Asia, mainly in evergreen thickets and forest.