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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

night·in·gale / ˈnītnˌgāl; ˈnīting-/ • n. a small European thrush with drab brownish plumage, noted for the rich melodious song of the male, heard esp. at night in breeding season. • Luscinia megarhynchos, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

nightingale ME. nihtingale (XIII). alt. of nihtegale, OE. nihtegala (nehte-, næhte-, etc.) = OS., OHG. nahta-, nahtigala (Du. nachtegaal, G. nachtigall). ON. nætrgali; f. Gmc. *naxt(i)- NIGHT + *ʒalan sing (see YELL).
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nightingale

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

nightingale Migratory Old World songbird of the thrush family (Turdidae). The common nightingale of England and Western Europe (Luscinia megarhynchos) is ruddy-brown with light grey underparts. Length: c.16.5cm (6.5in).
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

nightingale. Imitative toy instr. used in an oratorio by A. Scarlatti, in Leopold Mozart's Toy Symphony, and in Crosse's Play Ground.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

nightingale noted for its beautiful singing. in Greek mythology, Philomela was transformed into a nightingale.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

nightingale •ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale •Passchendaele • Airedale •Wensleydale • Clydesdale •Chippendale • Coverdale • Abigail •galingale • martingale • nightingale •farthingale • Windscale • timescale •blackmail • airmail •email, female •Ishmael • voicemail • vermeil

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