nightjar

/ˈnaɪtˌdʒɑr/
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Other forms: nightjars

Definitions of nightjar
  1. noun
    mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
    synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker
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    Caprimulgus europaeus, European goatsucker, European nightjar
    Old World goatsucker
    Caprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow
    large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
    Caprimulgus vociferus, whippoorwill
    American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
    bullbat, mosquito hawk, nighthawk
    mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
    Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill
    goatsucker of western North America
    type of:
    caprimulgiform bird
    long-winged nonpasserine birds
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