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owlet-nightjars

owlet-nightjars is the plural of owlet-nightjar.

Meaning of owlet-nightjar

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

Questions about owlet-nightjars

What is owlet-nightjars the plural of?
Owlet-nightjars is the plural of owlet-nightjar.

Words near owlet-nightjars in the dictionary

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

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