'Philomela' definitions:
Definition of 'Philomela'
From: GCIDE
- Philomela \Phil`o*me"la\, n. [L. philomela, Gr. filomh`la, according to the legend, from Filomh`la Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.]
- 1. The nightingale; philomel. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A genus of birds including the nightingales. [1913 Webster]