Nightingale : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Nightingale	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nightingale n European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song Synonym(s): nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) Synonym(s): Nightingale, Florence Nightingale, Lady with the Lamp
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[84]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1. (Zo[94]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[94]l.) 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}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blackcap}, n., 1 (a) .