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nightingale

night.in.gale \'ni-t-*n-.ga-l, -in-\ n [ME, fr. OE nihtegale, fr. niht + 
   galan to sing - more at (MYELL : any of several Old World thrushes (genus 
   Luscinia) noted for the s weet usu. nocturnal song of the male; also : any 
   of various birds that sing at night