3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: nighthawk \nighthawk\ n. 1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night owl}. Syn: night owl, nightbird. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially {Chordeiles minor}, or the related European goatsucker {Caprimulgus europaeus}, also called the nightjar. Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: nighthawk n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: {night owl}, {nightbird}] 2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {bullbat}, {mosquito hawk}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Night-hawk (Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed to be the night-jar (Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning "to scratch or tear the face," and may be best rendered, in accordance with the ancient versions, "an owl" (Strix flammea). The Revised Version renders "night-hawk."
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