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LUSCINIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Luscinia mean?
• LUSCINIA (noun)
The noun LUSCINIA has 1 sense:
1. nightingales
Familiarity information: LUSCINIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nightingales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Luscinia; Luscinia
Hypernyms ("Luscinia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Luscinia"):
Luscinia megarhynchos; nightingale (European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song)
Luscinia luscinia; thrush nightingale (large nightingale of eastern Europe)
Holonyms ("Luscinia" is a member of...):
family Turdidae; Turdidae (thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)
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