dorhawk

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7

Definition of dorhawk

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
    “September 13 1668, Thomas Browne, letter to Dr. Merritt A dorhawk, a bird not full so big as a pigeon, somewhat of a woodcock colour, and paned somewhat like a hawk, with a bill not much bigger than that of a titmouse, and a very wide throat[…]”

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Etymology

From dor + hawk. So called because it eats the dorbeetle.

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