| 单词 | moth hawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoth hawk moth hawk n. rare the European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. ΚΠ 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 97 Nightjar (Caprimulgus europæus)... From its fondness for moths and beetles it has also the names of..Moth hawk (Forfar). 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 593 Moth-hawk, Moth-hunter, names of the nightjar. 1994 Times 10 Nov. 4/1 Nightjars, also known as screech or moth hawks, had been in steep decline since the early part of the century. < as lemmas |
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