"nighthawk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnʌɪthɔːk/ [UK], /ˈnaɪthɑk/ [US] Forms: nighthawks [plural]
Etymology: From night + hawk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|hawk}} night + hawk Head templates: {{en-noun}} nighthawk (plural nighthawks)
  1. (UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). Tags: UK, regional Translations (Caprimulgus europaeus): козодой (kozodoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kehrääjä (Finnish), engoulevent [masculine] (French), nottolone [masculine] (Italian), succiacapre [masculine] (Italian), caprimulgo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-nighthawk-en-noun-Uheq2ZFf Categories (other): British English, Regional English Disambiguation of 'Caprimulgus europaeus': 64 30 1 5
  2. (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Caprimulgiforms Synonyms (New World nightjar): bullbat, nightjar Translations (New World nightjar): ᎠᏒᏃᏱ (asvnoyi) (Cherokee), ᎦᎵᏍᏙᏯ (galisdoya) (Cherokee), pe'e (Cheyenne), haukkakehrääjä (english: bird of the genus Chordeiles) (Finnish), isohaukkakehrääjä (taxonomic: Chordeiles minor) (Finnish), húmfari [masculine] (Icelandic), nottolone [masculine] (Italian), caprimulgo [masculine] (Italian), succiacapre [masculine] (Italian), c'asGiips (Klamath-Modoc), biizhii íiyisígíí (Navajo), biizhii (Navajo), chotacabras [masculine] (Spanish), nų̀tòkeʼéna (Taos), pishkw (Unami)
    Sense id: en-nighthawk-en-noun-BjCG4zUN Disambiguation of Caprimulgiforms: 18 44 19 19 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 44 20 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 42 17 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 50 22 12 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 17 42 23 18 Disambiguation of 'New World nightjar': 11 81 1 7 Disambiguation of 'New World nightjar': 11 81 1 7
  3. A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (person who remains awake and active during the night): night owl, night person
    Sense id: en-nighthawk-en-noun-504vE097 Disambiguation of People: 28 21 42 9 Disambiguation of 'person who remains awake and active during the night': 10 2 66 22
  4. A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
    Sense id: en-nighthawk-en-noun-QOQpiFSw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Antillean nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles gundlachii), common nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles minor), least nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles pusillus), lesser nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles acutipennis), Nacunda nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles nacunda), sand-colored nighthawk (taxonomic: Chordeiles rupestris)

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      "sense": "New World nightjar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chotacabras"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "New World nightjar",
      "word": "nų̀tòkeʼéna"
    },
    {
      "code": "unm",
      "lang": "Unami",
      "sense": "New World nightjar",
      "word": "pishkw"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nighthawk"
  ],
  "word": "nighthawk"
}

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