BULLBAT

Meaning of BULLBAT in English

/bool"bat'/ , n.

nighthawk (def. 1).

[ 1830-40, Amer.; said to be so called from the noise it makes when flying. See BULL 1 , BAT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BULLBAT — noun Date: 1838 the common nighthawk ( Chordeiles minor )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BULLBAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: so called from their roaring sound in flight : nighthawk 1a ; especially South …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULLBAT — n. (Zoology) nighthawk, type of nocturnal insect-eating bird with grayish-brown feathers, goatsucker, nightjar
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BULLBAT — noun Date: 1838 : the common nighthawk ( Chordeiles minor )
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULLBAT — [bull.bat] n (1838): nighthawk 1a
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BULLBAT — Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) also called Common Nighthawk, common American species of nighthawk (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
BULLBAT — Pronunciation: ' bu ̇ l- ˌ bat, ' b ə l- Function: noun Date: 1838 : the common nighthawk ( …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NIGHTHAWK — Any of several species of North and South American birds in the whippoorwill family (Caprimulgidae) that are buff, reddish, or …
Английский словарь Британика
NIGHTHAWK — any of several species of birds comprising the subfamily Chordeilinae of the family Caprimulgidae (see caprimulgiform). Unrelated to true hawks, …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIGHTHAWK — n. Any of several species of North and South American birds in the whippoorwill family (Caprimulgidae) that are buff, reddish, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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