| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| nighthawk |
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| SYLLABICATION: | night·hawk |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n t hôk |
| NOUN: | 1a. Any of several chiefly nocturnal birds of the genus Chordeiles, especially C. minor, having mottled grayish-brown feathers with a white spot on the wings. Also called bullbat, mosquito hawk. b. The European nightjar. 2. Informal A night owl.
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