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PHILOMELA
Etymology
Proper noun
Philomela
A female given name, particularly (mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.
(literary zoology) The nightingale.
Source: Wiktionary
Phil`o*me"la, n. Etym: [L. philomela, Gr.
1. The nightingale; philomel. Shak.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of birds including the nightingales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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