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Translate nightjar from English to French

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nightjar:
- engoulevent
Wiktionary:
- nightjar → engoulevent, caprimulgidé
- nightjar → engoulevent d'europe, engoulevent

English

Detailed Translations for nightjar from English to French

nightjar:

nightjar [the ~] nom

the nightjar (goatsucker)
l'engoulevent
- engoulevent [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for nightjar:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
engoulevent	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 → engoulevent

nightjar

noun

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.
- caprimulgidé → nightjar
ornithol|nocat oiseau mimétique ainsi appelé parce qu’il voler le bec très ouvert.
- engoulevent → nightjar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• nightjar	→ engoulevent d'europe; engoulevent	↔ Ziegenmelker — Zoologie: Speziell die Art Caprimulgus europaeus, ein einheimischer Vogel, mit rindenmusterartig gefärbtem Gefieder

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