nightjar
英 [ˈnaɪtdʒɑː(r)]
美 [ˈnaɪtdʒɑːr]
n. 夜鹰
BNC.45751
牛津词典
noun
- 夜鹰
a brown bird with a long tail and a rough unpleasant cry, that is active mainly at night
双语例句
- Teams will also employ different skills such as hearing the owls or Nightjar churring during mid-night to record bird species.
他们也会在赛事中运用不同技术，如在深宵聆听猫头鹰和欧夜鹰的鸣叫声等来寻找鸟类。
英英释义
noun
- mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes
Synonym: goatsuckercaprimulgid