Philomela \Phil`o*me"la\, n. [L. philomela, Gr. filomh`la,
according to the legend, from Filomh`la Philomela (daughter
of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a
nightingale.]
1. The nightingale; philomel. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of birds including the nightingales.
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