Philomela

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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