n. Same as Philomela, the nightingale. [ Poetic ] Milton. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of birds including the nightingales. [ 1913 Webster ]