luscinia megarhynchos

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   European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

   Synonymsnightingale

   Broaderthrush

   Narrowerbulbul

   Part ofLuscinia

Questions about luscinia megarhynchos

What does luscinia megarhynchos mean?

luscinia megarhynchos means "European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song".

What is another word for luscinia megarhynchos?

Close synonyms include nightingale. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is luscinia megarhynchos a common word?

luscinia megarhynchos is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.