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
“We heard a nightjar near our tent before breakfast.”
The plural of the word nightjar
nightjars
How the word nightjar is said around the world
| French | engoulevent (ahn-GOOLV) |
| Spanish | chotacabras (choh-tah-KAHV-rahs) |
| Mandarin | 夜鹰 (yuh yeeng) |
| Hindi | नैटजा (NAIRT-gyah) |
| Arabic | طائر الليل (tyr ahl-LAHYL) |
| Russian | козодой (ku-zu-DOHY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | noitibó (noy-tee-BOH) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bacurau (bah-koo-ROW) |
| Japanese | ヨタカ (yoh-TAH-kah) |
| German | Ziegenmelker (TSEE-gen-mel-kur) |
| Urdu | نائٹ جار (nyt gyahr) |
| Punjabi | ਨਾਈਟਜਾਰ (ny-tuh-GYAHR) |
| Korean | 쏙독새 (SOHG-dohg-se) |
| Hebrew | תחמס (tah-KHAH-mahs) |
| Greek | γιδοβυζάχτρα (yee-dhoh-vee-ZAHKH-trah) |
| Dutch | nachtzwaluw (NAHKHTZ-vah-lew-uu) |
| Tagalog | nightjar (NEEGH-chahr) |
| Vietnamese | chim cú đêm (cheem KOO-ur daym) |
| Turkish | çobanaldatan (choh-bah-nahl-dah-TAHN) |
| Persian | شبگرد (shah-BAHG-rahd) |
| Polish | lelek (LE-lek) |
| Ukrainian | козодій (koh-ZOH-deey) |
| Bengali | নাইটজার (NY-taw-gyahr) |
| Swedish | nattskärra (NAHTS-khuh-rah) |
| Italian | succiacapre (suu-chah-KAHP-ray) |
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