Home › Words › B › bristlebillbristlebillbristlebill means any of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.EtymologyFrom bristle + bill.nounAny of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bulbul 72% match — Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia. vs bristlebill →bristlebird 71% match — Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia. vs bristlebill →greenbul 71% match — Any of various birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. vs bristlebill →bristlefront 67% match — Any of the birds in the genus Merulaxis, found in Brazil. vs bristlebill →straightbill 65% match — Any of the birds in the genus Timeliopsis, found in Australia. vs bristlebill →waxbill 64% match — Any member of species of genera Estrilda, Coccopygia, Brunhilda, Glaucestrilda, Amandava, Granatina, and Uraeginthus of family Estrildidae of passerine birds. vs bristlebill →bristlehead 64% match — Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown. vs bristlebill →brownbul 63% match — Either of two species of birds in the greenbul genus Phyllastrephus. vs bristlebill →