nightjar
1
9.5
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌdʒɑr/
:
chotacabras
- However, auspicious birds—birds of character and personality such as the owl, eagle, crow, dove, and nightjar—are also not killed, as a matter of definition and value.
- a nocturnal nightjar
Examples
-
The cries of hoopoes and nightjars blended like music, ten, a hundred times more immediate than the wailing of the phonograph from inside the screens.
Fiction book (1994) -
Photo Researchers, Inc. Salvadori's nightjar and eleven other species are now known to exist in Java only at a single locality.
Academic text (1991) -
You're never really alone, you know, with the owl, the bat, The Nightjar.
-
You are startled by the dry sound of the beating of wings as a nightjar rises into the air.
Fiction book (1996) -
Nightjars.
-
In the evenings, you will hear the beautiful bell frogs and the melodious song of the fiery-necked nightjar.
Academic text (1999) -
According to some Kimberley traditions, the mythological figure of Wodoi, the spotted nightjar (a nocturnal bird), invented the first stone-tipped spears.
Academic text (2008) -
As dusk falls, the soothing calls of the nightjar can be heard echoing through the forest.
-
During our night hike, we spotted a nightjar perched quietly on a branch, blending perfectly with its surroundings.
-
The nightjar's eerie song filled the quiet night, attracting the attention of nearby insects.
Synonyms
1
7.3
A night bird in North America that catches insects while flying
1
9.9
A bird active at night with large eyes and brown and grey feathers that eats insects
A bird active at night with spotted feathers and large eyes that eats insects
A bird in Europe that comes out at night to eat insects
A night bird in Europe that is active at dusk and dawn with camouflaged feathers and a churring call
A night bird of Europe and western Asia with speckled feathers and a low continuous call
A night bird in North America that flies low to catch insects
A North American bird active at night that eats flying insects
A bird that is active at night in western North America and makes a soft repeating call
Compounds
A night bird in Europe that is active at dusk and dawn with camouflaged feathers and a churring call
How Nocturnal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nightjar is made of night and jar, where jar comes from an old word for a 'harsh, grating sound', so a helpful way to remember it is a bird that makes a rough call at night and hunts insects in the dark.