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bulbul, in zoology, bird
(Encyclopedia)bulbul bo͝olˈbo͝ol [key], bird, common name for members of the family Pycnonotidae, comprising 119 species of medium-sized, dull-colored passerine birds with short necks and wings, native to Africa...zoology
(Encyclopedia)zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animal...water buffalo
(Encyclopedia)water buffalo: see buffalo.Wood Buffalo
(Encyclopedia)Wood Buffalo, regional municipality (2011 pop. 65,565), 24,571 sq mi (63,637 sq km), NE Alta., Canada, inc. 1995. Formed by Fort McMurray's amalgamation with Improvement District No. 143, Wood Buffalo...buffalo berry
(Encyclopedia)buffalo berry: see oleaster.Buffalo Bill
(Encyclopedia)Buffalo Bill, 1846–1917, American plainsman, scout, and showman, b. near Davenport, Iowa. His real name was William Frederick Cody. His family moved (1854) to Kansas, and after the death of his fath...buffalo bur
(Encyclopedia)buffalo bur: see nightshade.Buffalo City
(Encyclopedia)Buffalo City, metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. East London is the municipal...buffalo clover
(Encyclopedia)buffalo clover: see lupine.buffalo fish
(Encyclopedia)buffalo fish: see sucker.Browse by Subject
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