Phrase guide

thrush nightingale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small passerine bird of species Luscinia luscinia, related to the common nightingale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large nightingale of eastern Europe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Luscinia luscinia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thrush

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: nattergal — Luscinia luscinia
  • Dutch: noordse nachtegaal — Luscinia luscinia
  • Finnish: satakieli — Luscinia luscinia
  • French: rossignol progné — Luscinia luscinia
  • German: Sprosser — Luscinia luscinia
  • Greek: τσιχλαηδόνι (tsichlaïdóni) — Luscinia luscinia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nattergal — Luscinia luscinia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nattergal — Luscinia luscinia
  • Polish: bekwarek — Luscinia luscinia
  • Polish: słowik szary — Luscinia luscinia
  • Romanian: privighetoare de zăvoi — Luscinia luscinia
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный солове́й (obyknovénnyj solovéj) — Luscinia luscinia
  • Sami: čuohtegielaš — Luscinia luscinia
  • Swedish: näktergal — Luscinia luscinia
  • Turkish: ardıç bülbülü — Luscinia luscinia
  • Võro: sisask — Luscinia luscinia