Dorhawk

Dorhawk
Dorhawk Dor"hawk`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See {Goatsucker}. [Written also {dorrhawk}.] --Booth. [1913 Webster]

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