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bull⋅bat

  [bool-bat]
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–noun
nighthawk (def. 1).
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; said to be so called from the noise it makes when flying. See bull 1 , bat 2
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bull·bat   (bŏŏl'bāt')   
n.  See nighthawk.

[From its roaring sound in flight.]
night·hawk   (nīt'hôk')   
n.  

    1. Any of several chiefly nocturnal birds of the genus Chordeiles, especially C. minor, having mottled grayish-brown feathers with a white spot on the wings. Also called bullbat, mosquito hawk.

    2. The European nightjar.

  2. Informal A night owl.

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