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for Nighthawk
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a night
owl.
Syn: night owl, nightbird.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zool.) 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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
nighthawk
n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night
owl, nighthawk, nightbird]
2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk,
bullbat, mosquito hawk]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :
Night-hawk
(Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev.
11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed to be the night-jar
(Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived
from a root meaning "to scratch or tear the face," and may be
best rendered, in accordance with the ancient versions, "an owl"
(Strix flammea). The Revised Version renders "night-hawk."
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