thrush nightingale

noun

A small passerine bird of species Luscinia luscinia, related to the common nightingale.

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sprosserLuscinia luscinia

Meanings

nounthrush nightingale (plural thrush nightingales)

plural thrush nightingales

  1. A small passerine bird of species Luscinia luscinia, related to the common nightingale.

    Synonyms: sprosser

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small passerine bird of species Luscinia luscinia, related to the common nightingale.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge nightingale of eastern Europe

Similar
Luscinia luscinia
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish nattergal
  • nattergalLuscinia luscinia
Dutch noordse nachtegaal
  • noordse nachtegaalLuscinia luscinia
Finnish satakieli
  • satakieliLuscinia luscinia
French rossignol progné
  • rossignol prognéLuscinia luscinia
German Sprosser
  • SprosserLuscinia luscinia
Greek τσιχλαηδόνι
  • τσιχλαηδόνι (tsichlaïdóni)Luscinia luscinia
Norwegian Bokmål nattergal
  • nattergalLuscinia luscinia
Polish bekwarek, słowik szary
  • bekwarekLuscinia luscinia
  • słowik szaryLuscinia luscinia
Romanian privighetoare de zăvoi
  • privighetoare de zăvoiLuscinia luscinia
Russian обыкнове́нный солове́й
  • обыкнове́нный солове́й (obyknovénnyj solovéj)Luscinia luscinia
Swedish näktergal
  • näktergalLuscinia luscinia
Turkish ardıç bülbülü
  • ardıç bülbülüLuscinia luscinia
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APA

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“thrush nightingale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrush%20nightingale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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