Syn: night owl, nightbird.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American
goatsuckers, especially {Chordeiles minor}, or the related
European goatsucker {Caprimulgus europaeus}, also called
the nightjar.
Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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