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Summary

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nightjar:
- Ziegenmelker; Nachtschwalbe
Wiktionary:
- nightjar → Nachtschwalbe, Ziegenmelker
- nightjar → Nachtschwalben

English

Detailed Translations for nightjar from English to German

nightjar:

nightjar [the ~] nom

the nightjar (goatsucker)
der Ziegenmelker
- Ziegenmelker [der ~] nom
the nightjar
die Nachtschwalbe
- Nachtschwalbe [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for nightjar:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Nachtschwalbe	nightjar
Ziegenmelker	goatsucker; nightjar
-	caprimulgid; goatsucker

Synonyms for "nightjar":

goatsucker; caprimulgid; caprimulgiform bird

Related Definitions for "nightjar":

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects¹

Wiktionary Translations for nightjar:

nightjar

noun

nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae
- nightjar → Nachtschwalbe; Ziegenmelker

nightjar

noun

Zoologie: Speziell die Art Caprimulgus europaeus, ein einheimischer Vogel, mit rindenmusterartig gefärbtem Gefieder
- Ziegenmelker → nightjar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• nightjar	→ Nachtschwalben	↔ caprimulgidé — ornithol\|nocat Membre d'une famille d'oiseaux, constituée d'oiseaux trapus, de taille petite à moyenne, aux ailes longues et étroites, aux pattes courtes, et de mœurs crépusculaires, les engoulevents.

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