Word.ws English Dictionary

bullbat

bullbat noun: a New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

Noun

bullbat (plural bullbats)

  1. A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
    • bullbats peened overhead and dived on roaring wings.1963, Hal Borland, When the Legends Die
    Synonyms:
    nightjar, nighthawk

bullbat meaning in Tamil

bullbat in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of bullbat

Forms of bullbat

pluralbullbats

Origin of bullbat

bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

Questions about bullbat

What does bullbat mean?
Bullbat means a New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
What is bullbat in Tamil?
Bullbat in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Bullbat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bullbat?
Bullbat is a noun.
What is the plural of bullbat?
The plural of bullbat is bullbats.

Words near bullbat in the dictionary

  1. Bullawa Creek
  2. bullbaiting
  3. bullbaitings
  4. bullbar
  5. bullbars
  6. bullbat
  7. bullbats
  8. bullbeggar
  9. bullbeggars
  10. bullberries
  11. bullberry

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bullbat (page history and authors); bullbat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “bullbat.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bullbat. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.