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What's The Definition Of Nightingale?
[n] European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
[n] English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) Synonyms | Synonyms for Nightingale: Florence Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | the Lady with the Lamp Related Terms | Find terms related to Nightingale: See Also | bulbul | genus Luscinia | Luscinia | nurse | thrush Nightingale In Webster's Dictionary \Night"in*gale\, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS.
nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf.
D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall,
Sw. n["a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song
bird ({Luscinia luscinia}). It sings at night, and is
celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A larger species ({Lucinia philomela}), of
Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush
nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied
species.
{Mock nightingale}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Blackcap}, n., 1
(a) .
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