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Definition of Genus luscinia
1. Noun. Nightingales.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Turdidae, Turdidae
Member holonyms: Luscinia Megarhynchos, Nightingale, Luscinia Luscinia, Thrush Nightingale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Luscinia
Literary usage of Genus luscinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"In Persia it is often called the Bulbul-i-hazar dastan, the bulbul of a thousand
notes; and its genus, Luscinia, is very closely allied to the small ..."
2. An Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain by John Gould (1873)
"Genus LUSCINIA. A very well-defined genus, comprising two species, both of which
are summer birds in Central Europe. One of them, our well-known Nightingale ..."
3. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1866)
"... the sweetest of song-birds ; the type of the sub- the name of Devil-in-a-bush ;
and comprising ' genus Luscinia, which is more closely allied, ..."
4. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"... no man knows whither." These birds were evidently regarded as a sign of the
captive's future deliverance, which soon was the case. Genus LUSCINIA. ..."
5. The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1886)
"... no man knows whither." These birds were evidently regarded as a sign of the
captive's future deliverance, whicli, soon was the case. Genus LUSCINIA. ..."
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