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Nightjar meaning
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
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Example sentences (4)
The last pint will be pulled at The Nightjar, in Victoria Road, Ferndown, later this year after bosses decided they no longer want to stay in the town.
The NightJar Inn, Devon.
Palermo Community Library will host a free talk about Maine nightjar monitoring by Logan Parker of Maine Natural History Observatory on Thursday, August 22, at 7 p.m.
Similarly, some ground-nesting birds including the European nightjar select a resting position facing the sun.