owlet nightjar

noun

any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.

Nearby words

owl monkey, owl's claws, owl's clover, owlet, owlet moth, owlet nightjar, owlish, own, own brand, own goal, own medicine

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