nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a night
owl.
Syn: night owl, nightbird.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American
goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related
European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called
the nightjar.
Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk.
[WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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