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Definition of owlet-nightjar in English: owlet-nightjarnoun A nocturnal Australasian bird resembling a small nightjar, with an owl-like face and a large gape. Family Aegothelidae and genus Aegotheles: several species Example sentencesExamples - As shown by a recent phylogenetic analysis, owlet-nightjars are the sister group of swifts and hummingbirds.
- The Australian Owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus, is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea.
Definition of owlet-nightjar in US English: owlet-nightjarnounˌoulətˈnītˌjär A nocturnal Australasian bird resembling a small nightjar, with an owl-like face and a large gape. Family Aegothelidae and genus Aegotheles: several species Example sentencesExamples - As shown by a recent phylogenetic analysis, owlet-nightjars are the sister group of swifts and hummingbirds.
- The Australian Owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus, is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea.
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