Definition of Luscinia luscinia. Meaning of Luscinia luscinia. Synonyms of Luscinia luscinia

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Definition of Luscinia luscinia

Luscinia luscinia
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["a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.] 1. (Zo["o]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["o]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["o]l.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a) .

Meaning of Luscinia luscinia from wikipedia

- Luscinia is a genus of smallish p****erine birds, containing the nightingales and relatives. Formerly classed as members of the thrush family ****idae,...
- The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small p****erine bird which is best known for its powerful...
- The thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), also known as the sprosser, is a small p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush...
- The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family ****idae, but is now known to be...
- Luscinia pliocaenica is an extinct species of Luscinia that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period. The specific epithet "pliocaenica" is derived...
- research suggests that this species and some other East Asian members of Luscinia should be classified in a new genus, together with the ****anese and Ryūkyū...
- related to Catocala luscinia. Wikispecies has information related to Catocala luscinia. Yu, ****y Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Catocala luscinia Brandt 1938". Home...
- robin, at the time in Luscinia, than to the European robin. In 2010 a large study confirmed this result and also found that Luscinia was non-monophyletic...
- Luscinia jurcsaki is an extinct species of Luscinia that inhabited Romania during the Neogene period. Eugen Kessler; Márton Venczel (2011). "A new p****eriform...
- Laminacauda luscinia is a species of sheet weaver found in Tristan da Cunha. It was described by Millidge in 1985. "Laminacauda". World Spider Catalog...