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nightfowls

nightfowls is the plural of nightfowl.

Meaning of nightfowl

Noun

nightfowl (plural nightfowls or nightfowl)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    night bird

Questions about nightfowls

What is nightfowls the plural of?
Nightfowls is the plural of nightfowl.

Words near nightfowls in the dictionary

  1. nightfire
  2. nightfires
  3. nightfish
  4. nightfishes
  5. nightfowl
  6. nightfowls
  7. nightfright
  8. nightfrights
  9. nightful
  10. nightfulness
  11. nightfuls

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