nightjar

大学

n. [鸟]欧夜鹰, 蚊母鹰

发音

UK /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/
其它
US /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/

词形变化

nightjars 复数 nightjars

别名

night-jar nightchurr

教材释义与例句

名词

欧夜鹰；蚊母鹰

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.

    夜鹰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

caprimulgid goatsucker

下位词 6

nighthawk bullbat chuck-will's-widow mosquito hawk poorwill whippoorwill

相关短语

Eurasian nightjar Indian nightjar

词源

From night + jar (“a discordant sound”), due to the bird's harsh call.

来源：wiktionary