Dorhawk

/ˈdɔːhɔːk/

/ˈdɔrˌhɔk/

Translation of "dorhawk" into Russian

Noun

/ˈdɔːhɔːk/

/ˈdɔrˌhɔk/

dorhawk

dorhawks pl

The dorhawk is known for its nocturnal habits.

Козодой известен своими ночными привычками.

Additional translations

козодой-ночница

Noun

/ˈdɔːhɔːk/

/ˈdɔrˌhɔk/

A nocturnal bird, also known as the European nightjar, known for its camouflaged plumage and distinctive churring call.

The dorhawk is often heard at dusk, its churring call echoing through the forest.

Verb

/ˈdɔːhɔːk/

/ˈdɔrˌhɔk/

(archaic) To fly about at dusk catching dor-beetles; to hawk for insects in the manner of a nightjar.

At twilight the birds would dorhawk over the meadow, snapping up beetles in mid-air.