babbler

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The Nilgiri babbler is a shy bird; it seems to dislike being watched.

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  1. noun One that babbles: a babbler of half-truths.
  2. noun A tape recording of numerous voices talking at the same time, used as an antibugging device to hinder or prevent eavesdropping.

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  • They later determined it was an undescribed species and have since named it the Nonggang babbler, after the region where it was discovered. —  english.chosun.com : Total
  • (01 / 30 / 2009) A previously unknown species of babbler has been discovered in China's Guangxi province near the border with Vietnam, reports Birdlife International. —  Mongabay.com News
  • Chris Paul for this ... and you can read what Chris has got to say about this psycho-babbler on his site, and Unity adds some more here ... —  Bob Piper
  • "That has of course weighed on Bender--being confirmed apparently, on the whole, by the drift of public opinion Lord Theign took, on this, with a frank show of reaction from some of his friend's terms, a sharp turn off; he even ironically indicated the babbler or at least the blunderer in question to Lady Sandgate. —  The Outcry
  • He was known to be a babbler, one to whom a secret could not be imparted, without every risk of its being known; and it was from the knowledge of this failing in Mynheer Krause that Ramsay had received such very particular recommendations to him. —  Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend
 

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/ˈbæblər/
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