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1. The nightingale; philomel.
2. <ornithology> A genus of birds including the nightingales.
Origin: L. Philomela, Gr, according to the legend, from Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.
(01 Mar 1998)
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