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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) .

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- 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 more generally...
- 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...
- 713 Luscinia is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Cybele asteroid group. "Luscinia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary....
- was previously placed in the genus Luscinia. A large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Luscinia was not monophyletic. The genus was...
- related to Catocala luscinia. Wikispecies has information related to Catocala luscinia. Yu, ****y Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Catocala luscinia Brandt 1938". Home...
- was later placed in the genus Luscinia. A large-sample molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Luscinia was not monophyletic. The genus...
- 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...