'nighthawk' definitions:

Definition of 'nighthawk'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night owl, nighthawk, nightbird]
noun
Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk]

Definition of 'nighthawk'

From: GCIDE
  • nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
  • 1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night owl}.
  • Syn: night owl, nightbird. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar.
  • Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'nighthawk'

From: Easton
  • Night-hawk (Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed to be the night-jar (Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning "to scratch or tear the face," and may be best rendered, in accordance with the ancient versions, "an owl" (Strix flammea). The Revised Version renders "night-hawk."

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