nightingale

English Thesaurus

1. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	thrush,
definition	:	songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bulbul,
definition	:	nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus luscinia, luscinia,
definition	:	nightingales (noun.animal)

2. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	nurse,
definition	:	one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) (noun.person)