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night·in·gale
/ˈnaɪtṇˌgel, tɪŋ-/
夜鶯
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Night·in·gale
n.
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
.
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
.
Mock nightingale
.
Zool.
See
Blackcap
,
n.
, 1
(a)
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
nightingale
n
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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