A.songstress, i.e. the nightingale, Hes.Op.203, etc.; Πανδαρέου κούρη, χλωρηὶς ἀ., i.e. living in the greenwood, Od.19.518; “χλωραύχην ἀ.” Simon.73:—metaph., of a poet, B.3.98, cf. E.Fr.588 (lyr.), AP7.44 (Ion), Hermesian.7.49; also of the poet's song, τεαὶ ἀηδόνες thy strains, Call.Epigr.2.5; “ζωούσας ἔλιπες γὰρ ἀηδόνας” IG14.2012.
2. metaph., cicada, AP7.190 (Anyte).
II. mouthpiece of a flute, E.Fr.556; the flute itself, ib.931.