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LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
Synonyms:
Luscinia megarhynchos; nightingale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Luscinia megarhynchos" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Luscinia megarhynchos"):
bulbul (nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry)
Holonyms ("Luscinia megarhynchos" is a member of...):
genus Luscinia; Luscinia (nightingales)