Definition of Nightingale

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nightingale
n. type of migratory European songbird whose male members sing at night (especially during mating season), thrush (Zoology)

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Nightingale Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nightingale
(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.
  
(n.)
A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.
  

WordNet 2.0
Nightingale

Noun
1. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
(synonym) Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp
(hypernym) nurse


nightingale

Noun
1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
(synonym) Luscinia megarhynchos
(hypernym) thrush
(hyponym) bulbul
(member-holonym) Luscinia, genus Luscinia

hEnglish - advanced version
nightingale

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?ktergal, dan. nattergal. see night, and yell.]
1. (zo?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?l.) a larger species (lucinia philomela), of eastern europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. the name is also applied to other allied species.


  similar words(6) 




 mock nightingale 
 thrush nightingale 
 swedish nightingale 
 scotch nightingale 
 florence nightingale 
 virginia nightingale 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
nightingale
filiméala f.

English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Eos
Eos = n. a nightingale


Nightingale Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Nightingale
To dream that you are listening to the harmonious notes of the nightingale, foretells a pleasing existence, and prosperous and healthy surroundings. This is a most favorable dream to lovers, and parents.

To see nightingales silent, foretells slight misunderstandings among friends.
  


Nightingale Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Middle-earth v2.2b
Nightingales
Small brown birds of thrush kind, famous for their clear singing, and the fact that they will sing during the night as well as the day (hence their name). The Sindarin word for 'nightingale' was tinúviel, the name Beren gave to Lúthien when he first saw her.


Nightingale Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Nightingale
The Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as Rufous Nightingale and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcherMuscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.

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