nightingale (n.)

  1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

    [ Syn: luscinia megarhynchos ]

  2. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)

    [ Syn: nightingale , florence nightingale , lady with the lamp ]

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