I.“hence, the melodious or glorious songstress],” the nightingale, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81 sq.: “luscinias soliti impenso prandere coëmptas,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 245: “vox luscinii,” Sen. Ep. 76, 9.
luscĭnĭa , ae, f. (luscĭnĭus , ĭi, m., Phaedr. 3, 18, 2 and 11; Sen. Ep. 76, 7; and, † luscĭnus , i, m., = ἀηδών, Gloss. Lat. Gr.) [for clus-cinia; Sanscr. root cru, to hear; Gr. κλύω; Lat. clueo, to be famous, akin to gloria and cano;
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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