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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

nighthawk

· IPA /ˈnaɪthɑk/
01 n. A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl.
  1. 1.
    A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl. Also: night owl
  2. 2.
    Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar.(Zool.)
Syn. night owl, nightbird. — Syn. -- bullbat, mosquito hawk.