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nightingale

nounmasculine/ʁowʃiˈnɔɫ/medium

rou·xi·nol

Definition

A small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae (Luscinia megarhynchos), brown in colour, known for its melodious and complex song, especially at dusk and night.
The nightingale sang beautifully in the moonlit garden.
Keats wrote an ode to a nightingale.
Common collocations
nightingale's songcommon nightingale

Etymology

Do latim 'lusciniola', diminutivo de 'luscinia' (rouxinol).

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