PHILOMEL


Meaning of PHILOMEL in English

n. (also Philomela) poet. the nightingale.

[ earlier philomene f. med.L philomena f. L philomela nightingale f. Gk philomela: cap. with ref. to the myth of Philomela ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.