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LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS

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Meaning:

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

Synonyms:

Luscinia megarhynchos; nightingale

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Nouns denoting animals

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)

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