n. [ OE. nihtegale, nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. näktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell. ] 1. (Zool.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うぐいすばり, uguisubari] (n) nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature) [Add to Longdo]
[うぐいす;ウグイス, uguisu ; uguisu] (n) (1) (uk) Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale (Cettia diphone); (2) (abbr) (See 鶯茶) greenish brown; (n-pref) (3) having a beautiful voice [Add to Longdo]
[ももちどり, momochidori] (n) (1) (arch) all sorts of birds; hundreds (and thousands) of birds; (2) (See 千鳥) plover; (3) (See 鶯・1) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone); Japanese nightingale[Add to Longdo]
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