Associations to the word «Luscinia»

Wiktionary

LUSCINIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae.
LUSCINIA LUSCINIA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae   — the thrush nightingale, native to much of central and eastern Europe and western Asia, overwintering in Africa.
LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae   — the common nightingale.

Dictionary definition

LUSCINIA, noun. Nightingales.

Wise words

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