Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: nightjar  'nIt,jaa(r)
  1. Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
    - goatsucker, caprimulgid

Derived forms: nightjars

Type of: caprimulgiform bird

Part of: Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae

Encyclopedia: Nightjar