noun · Animals

nightjar

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The meaning (definition) of the word nightjar

a brown bird that flies and hunts at night

The word nightjar used in a sentence

A nightjar is a brown bird that hunts bugs when it is dark.

Words that mean the same as nightjar (synonyms)

bird

The plural of the word nightjar

nightjars

How the word nightjar is said around the world

Frenchengoulevent (ahngoolv)
Spanishchotacabras (chohtahkahvrahs)
Mandarin夜鹰 (yè yīng)
Hindiनैटजा (nairtgyah)
Arabicطائر الليل (tyr ahllahyl)
Russianкозодой (kozodoi)
Portuguese (EU)bacurau (buhkoorow)
Portuguese (BR)bacurau (bahkoorow)
Japaneseヨタカ (yotaka)
GermanZiegenmelker (tseegenmelkur)
Urduنائٹ جار (nyt gyahr)
Punjabiਨਾਈਟਜਾਰ (nytuhgyahr)
Korean쏙독새 (ssogdogsae)
Hebrewלילה (leelah)
Greekνυχτερινό βάζο (nukhterino bazo)
Dutchnachtzwaluw (nahkhtzvahlewuu)
Tagalognightjar (neeghchahr)
Vietnamesechim cú đêm (cheem koour daym)
Turkishçobanaldatan (chohbahnahldahtahn)
Persianشبگرد (shahbahgrahd)
Polishlelek (lelek)
Ukrainianкозодій (kozodiy)
Bengaliনাইটজার (nytawgyahr)
Swedishnattskärra (nahtskhuhrah)
Italiansucciacapre (suuchahkahpray)

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