Nightingale /(?)/
Night·in·gale
Nightingale
n.
- 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. (Zool.)
- A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Mock nightingale
- See Blackcap, n., 1 (a).