Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - nightingale
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Nightingale
nightingale
biographical name Florence 1820-1910 English nurse & philanthropist NIGHTINGALE noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English nihtegale, from niht + galan to sing — more at yell Date: 13th century an Old World thrush (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Erithacus megarhynchos) noted for the sweet usually nocturnal song of the male; also any of various other birds noted for their sweet song or for singing at night
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n. any small reddish-brown bird of the genus Luscinia, esp. L. megarhynchos, of which the male sings melodiously, esp. at night. Etymology: OE nihtegala (whence obs. nightgale) f. Gmc: for -n- cf. FARTHINGALE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
соловей (Luscinia); южный западный соловей (Luscinia megarhynchos) – common nightingale – Peking nightingale – thrush nightingale ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. зоол. соловей (западный) (Luscinia luscinia) 2. соловей to sing like a nightingale —- заливаться соловьем Id: Dutch nightingale —- лягушка Id: nightingales will not sing in a cage —- посл. не нужна соловью золотая клетка, а нужна зеленая ветка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(nightingales) A nightingale is a small brown bird. The male, which can be heard at night, sings beautifully. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- O.E. nжctigalж, compound formed in P.Gmc. from *nakht- "night" (from PIE *nokt-) + *galon "to sing," related to O.E. giellan "yell." With parasitic -n-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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