Phĭl'o-mē'lȧ, n.
n. [Lat. Philomela, Gr. Φιλομήλα, from Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was changed into a nightingale.]
- (Ornith.) A genus of birds, including the nightingale.
- The nightingale; philomel.
n. [Lat. Philomela, Gr. Φιλομήλα, from Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was changed into a nightingale.]