philomela Meaning, Definition & Usage

Phil`o*me"la noun

Etymology

L. philomela, Gr. , according to the legend, from Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.

Definitions

1. The nightingale; philomel. Shak.
2. (Zoöl.) A genus of birds including the nightingales.