NOUN | animal | Luscinia megarhynchos, nightingale | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song |
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Meaning | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song. | |
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Synonym | nightingale | |
Member of | Luscinia, genus Luscinia | nightingales |
Narrower | bulbul | nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry |
Broader | thrush | songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast |
Spanish | ruiseñor | |
Catalan | Luscinia megarhynchos, rossinyol |
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