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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