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Meaning of nycticorax | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

nightjar, bittern or similar bird

declension-3, masculine

Examples

“Nycticorax ipsa est noctua, quia noctem amat. Est enim avis lūcifuga, et sōlem vidēre nōn patītur.”

The nightjar itself is nocturnal, because it loves the night. For it is a light-fleeing bird, and cannot bear to see the sun.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Nyctimene albiventer nympha nymphae nymphaea nymphaeae nymphaeam

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