Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - nightjar
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Nightjar
nightjar
noun Etymology: from its harsh sound Date: 1630 any of a family (Caprimulgidae) of medium-sized long-winged crepuscular or nocturnal birds (as the whip-poor-wills and nighthawks) having a short bill, short legs, and soft mottled plumage and feeding on insects which they catch on the wing — called also goatsucker
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n. any nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, having a characteristic harsh cry. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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козодой; обыкновенный козодой (Caprimulgus europaeus); pl козодои (Caprimulgidae) – brown nightjar – dusky nightjar – Egyptian nightjar – long-trained nightjar – pennant-winged nightjar – red-necked nightjar – sickle-winged nightjar – spot-tailed nightjar – standard-winged nightjar ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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