night-raven
night-raven noun: a bird active at night, sometimes identified with a specific species such as a night owl or nightjar, and sometimes seen as a separate animal in its own right.
Noun
night-raven (plural night-ravens)
- A bird active at night, sometimes identified with a specific species such as a night owl or nightjar, and sometimes seen as a separate animal in its own right.
- sad Horrour with grim hew, / Did alwayes sore, beating his yron wings; / And after him Owles and Night-rauens flew, / The hatefull messengers of heauy things [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Cursed creatures, messengers of death, possess the world. / Night-ravens, screech-owls, and voice-killing mandrakes […].1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, IV.4
night-raven meaning in Tamil
night-raven in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of night-raven
| plural | night-ravens |
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Questions about night-raven
- What does night-raven mean?
- Night-raven means a bird active at night, sometimes identified with a specific species such as a night owl or nightjar, and sometimes seen as a separate animal in its own right.
- What is night-raven in Tamil?
- Night-raven in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Night-raven meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is night-raven?
- Night-raven is a noun.
- What is the plural of night-raven?
- The plural of night-raven is night-ravens.
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