"nightjar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/ [General-American] Forms: nightjars [plural]
Etymology: From night + jar, churr (“a sound, chirp, cry”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|night|jar}} night + jar Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightjar (plural nightjars)
  1. Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects. Wikipedia link: nightjar Categories (lifeform): Caprimulgiforms Synonyms: nightchurr Derived forms: Eurasian nightjar, European nightjar (taxonomic: Caprimulgus europaeus), owlet-nightjar Translations (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae): κύμινδις (kúmindis) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), দিনকণা (dinkona) (Assamese), keçisağan (Azerbaijani), enganyapastors [masculine] (Catalan), буьйсанан мокха хьоза (büüsanan moqa ḥʳoza) (Chechen), 夜鷹 (Chinese Mandarin), 夜鹰 (yèyīng) (Chinese Mandarin), lelek [masculine] (Czech), nachtzwaluw [feminine] (Dutch), kaprimulgo (Esperanto), öösorr (Estonian), kehrääjä (Finnish), engoulevent [masculine] (French), noiteboa [feminine] (Galician), noitebra [feminine] (Galician), Ziegenmelker [masculine] (German), Nachtschwalbe [feminine] (German), yautai [masculine] (Hausa), תַּחְמָס (taẖmás) [masculine] (Hebrew), lappantyú (Hungarian), kecskefejő (Hungarian), náttfari [masculine] (Icelandic), tuirne lín [masculine] (Irish), caprimulgo [masculine] (Italian), succiacapre [masculine] (Italian), 夜鷹 (yotaka) (Japanese), kiugũigũ [class-7] (Kikuyu), 쏙독새 (ssokdoksae) (Korean), Fléimouk [feminine] (Luxembourgish), burung tukang [masculine] (Malay), buqrajq [masculine] (Maltese), hullad rhennee [feminine] (Manx), naakʼidoolwoshii (Navajo), huppe [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), nattravn [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), natteramn [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lelek [masculine] (Polish), noitibó [masculine] (Portuguese), bacurau [masculine] (Portuguese), curiango [masculine] (Portuguese), caprimulg [masculine] (Romanian), козодо́й (kozodój) [masculine] (Russian), chotacabras [masculine] (Spanish), guardacaminos [masculine] (Spanish), caprimulgo [masculine] (Spanish), nattskärra [common-gender] (Swedish), çobanaldatan (Turkish), cú muỗi (Vietnamese), gwalch y nos [masculine] (Welsh), nyddwr [masculine] (Welsh), troellwr [masculine] (Welsh), goodé (Western Apache)
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      "ipa": "/ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nightjar"
}
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      "word": "Eurasian nightjar"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Caprimulgus europaeus",
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      "word": "owlet-nightjar"
    }
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      "name": "com"
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        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
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        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
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        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Maltese translations",
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        "Terms with Navajo translations",
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        "Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects."
      ],
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          "insect"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "nightchurr"
    }
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      "code": "apw",
      "lang": "Western Apache",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "goodé"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "dinkona",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "দিনকণা"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "keçisağan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enganyapastors"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "büüsanan moqa ḥʳoza",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "буьйсанан мокха хьоза"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "夜鷹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yèyīng",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "夜鹰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lelek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "nachtzwaluw"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "kaprimulgo"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "öösorr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "kehrääjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engoulevent"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "noiteboa"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "noitebra"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ziegenmelker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachtschwalbe"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kúmindis",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κύμινδις"
    },
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      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "yautai"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "taẖmás",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תַּחְמָס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "lappantyú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "kecskefejő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "náttfari"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tuirne lín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caprimulgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "succiacapre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yotaka",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "夜鷹"
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      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kiugũigũ"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ssokdoksae",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "쏙독새"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fléimouk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burung tukang"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buqrajq"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hullad rhennee"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "naakʼidoolwoshii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "huppe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nattravn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "natteramn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lelek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noitibó"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bacurau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "curiango"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caprimulg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kozodój",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "козодо́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chotacabras"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "guardacaminos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caprimulgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nattskärra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "çobanaldatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "word": "cú muỗi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gwalch y nos"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nyddwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "troellwr"
    }
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  "word": "nightjar"
}

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