bullbat
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bull·bat
(bo͝ol′băt′)n.
See nighthawk.
[From its roaring sound in flight.]
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bullbat
(ˈbʊlˌbæt)n
(Animals) another name for nighthawk1
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night•hawk
(ˈnaɪtˌhɔk)n.
any of several long-winged New World goatsuckers of the subfamily Chordeilinae, esp. Chordeiles minor, often nesting on flat rooftops in urban areas.
[1605–15]
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| Noun | 1. | bullbat - mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles - a genus of Caprimulgidae |
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