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owlet-nightjar

owlet-nightjar noun: any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.

owlet-nightjar: any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New...
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Noun

owlet-nightjar (plural owlet-nightjars)

  1. Any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.
    • The contemporary decline of birds – the owlette-nightjar, for example, and one species of duck – appears to support the presence of rats at that time.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 6

Forms of owlet-nightjar

pluralowlet-nightjars

Questions about owlet-nightjar

What does owlet-nightjar mean?
Owlet-nightjar means any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.
What part of speech is owlet-nightjar?
Owlet-nightjar is a noun.
What is the plural of owlet-nightjar?
The plural of owlet-nightjar is owlet-nightjars.

Words near owlet-nightjar in the dictionary

  1. owlers
  2. owlery
  3. owlet
  4. owlet moth
  5. owlet moths
  6. owlet-nightjar
  7. owlet-nightjars
  8. owlets
  9. owlfish
  10. owlflies
  11. owlfly

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