Definition of Japanese nightingale
: an Asiatic hill tit (Leiothrix lutea) that is chiefly olivaceous brown with a yellow breast and red bill and feet and that is often kept as a cage bird
— called also Japanese robin
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“Japanese nightingale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20nightingale. Accessed 12 May. 2021.
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