LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Luscinia megarhynchos mean? 

• LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS (noun)
  The noun LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS has 1 sense:

1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

  Familiarity information: LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Luscinia megarhynchos; nightingale

Hypernyms ("Luscinia megarhynchos" is a kind of...):

thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Luscinia megarhynchos"):

bulbul (nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry)

Holonyms ("Luscinia megarhynchos" is a member of...):

genus Luscinia; Luscinia (nightingales)