Found 2 items, similar to nightingale.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nightingale nightingale n 1: European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song [syn: Luscinia megarhynchos] 2: English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) [syn: Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nightingale 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 megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Mock nightingale. (Zo["o]l.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a) . [1913 Webster]