nightfowl
/ˈnaɪt.faʊl/
nightfowl noun: any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.
Noun
nightfowl (plural nightfowls or nightfowl)
- Any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.
- Upon the middle of the night,
Waking she heard the nightfowl crow:
The cock sung out an hour ere light1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Mariana - Now this wilderness was so utterly waste that not even the barking of a dog or the sound of a nightfowl could be heard.1899, Rudyard Kipling, Letters of Marque, page 63
- Synonyms:
- night bird
- Upon the middle of the night,
nightfowl meaning in Bengali
nightfowl in Bengali
- একটি নিশাচর পাখি
Examples of nightfowl in a sentence
- He could see the ghostly outline of the distant peaks of the mountains, he could hear the haunting cries of nightfowl and coyote; but these things failed to interest him.1903, Ridgwell Cullum, The Devil's Keg: The Story of the Foss River Ranch, page 171:
- No, that could scarcely be; eagles were not nightfowl, nor would one descend this close to humans.1980, Poul Anderson, Conan the Rebel, page 165:
Synonyms of nightfowl
Forms of nightfowl
| plural | nightfowls |
|---|---|
| plural | nightfowl |
| alternative form | night fowl |
| alternative form | night-fowl |
Origin of nightfowl
From night + fowl.
Questions about nightfowl
- What does nightfowl mean?
- Nightfowl means any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.
- What is nightfowl in Bengali?
- Nightfowl in Bengali is একটি নিশাচর পাখি. See Nightfowl meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use nightfowl in a sentence?
- He could see the ghostly outline of the distant peaks of the mountains, he could hear the haunting cries of nightfowl and coyote; but these things failed to interest him.
- What part of speech is nightfowl?
- Nightfowl is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nightfowl?
- Nightfowl is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.faʊl/.
- What is the plural of nightfowl?
- The plural of nightfowl is nightfowls.
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