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Meaning of owlet-nightjar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.

Examples

“The contemporary decline of birds – the owlette-nightjar, for example, and one species of duck – appears to support the presence of rats at that time.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

owlfish owlfly Owlglass owliness owling Owlish