Thesaurus: nightingale

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1. n. 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. n. A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.
3. n. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
4. 1. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a).
5. A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinialuscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness ofits song.
6. n:100 n. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song n. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)