Definitions for: Nightjar


[n] mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects



Webster (1913) Definition: Night"jar`, n.
A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of
Goatsucker.

Synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker

See Also: bullbat, Caprimulgidae, caprimulgiform bird, Caprimulgus carolinensis, Caprimulgus europaeus, Caprimulgus vociferus, chuck-will's-widow, European goatsucker, European nightjar, family Caprimulgidae, mosquito hawk, nighthawk, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill, whippoorwill

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