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nighthawk
[ nahyt-hawk ]
noun
- any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
- the European goatsucker or nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.
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Example Sentences
There are some birds with really characteristic flight patterns that you can pick out—we can see nighthawks swoop up and down.
But it was Mr. Nighthawk, making that odd, booming sound of his.
The more he thought about Mr. Nighthawk the more he wanted to meet him.
Of course it was very rude for Mr. Nighthawk to speak in such a way.
Then Mr. Nighthawk left his perch and climbed up into the sky.
And at last Kiddie Katydid told him that it was Mr. Nighthawk that he had heard.
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