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English → English (gcide) Definition: Philomela Philomela \Phil`o*me"la\, n. [L. philomela, Gr. ?, according to the legend, from ? Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.] 1. The nightingale; philomel. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds including the nightingales. [1913 Webster]