night·hawk

(nīt′hôk′)

1. Any of several nightjars found throughout the Americas, having grayish-brown plumage that mimics leaves on the forest floor, especially Chordeiles minor. Also called bullbat, mosquito hawk.

2. Informal A night owl.

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nighthawk

(ˈnaɪtˌhɔːk)

1. (Animals) Also called: bullbat or mosquito hawk any American nightjar of the genus Chordeiles and related genera, having a dark plumage and, in the male, white patches on the wings and tail

2. informal another name for night owl

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night•hawk

(ˈnaɪtˌhɔk)

n.

any of several long-winged New World goatsuckers of the subfamily Chordeilinae, esp. Chordeiles minor, often nesting on flat rooftops in urban areas.

[1605–15]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	nighthawk - a person who likes to be active late at night night owl, nightbird individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action
	2.	nighthawk - mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker bullbat, mosquito hawk caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles - a genus of Caprimulgidae

Translations

nighthawk

[ˈnaɪthɔːk] N → chotacabras m inv

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The nighthawk circled overhead in the sunny afternoons -- for I sometimes made a day of it -- like a mote in the eye, or in heaven's eye, falling from time to time with a swoop and a sound as if the heavens were rent, torn at last to very rags and tatters, and yet a seamless cope remained; small imps that fill the air and lay their eggs on the ground on bare sand or rocks on the tops of hills, where few have found them; graceful and slender like ripples caught up from the pond, as leaves are raised by the wind to float in the heavens; such kindredship is in nature.

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