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Nightingale \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[aum]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.]
1. (Zool.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird
(Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It
sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its
song.
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2. (Zool.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern
Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The
name is also applied to other allied species.
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Mock nightingale. (Zool.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a) .
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
nightingale noun
1: European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
[syn: Luscinia megarhynchos]
2: English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War
(1820-1910) [syn: Florence Nightingale, the Lady with
the Lamp]
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Nightingale \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) .
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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