nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk
(noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
So called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.
bullbat (plural bullbats)
A New World bird, Chordeiles minor, the common nighthawk.
• nightjar
• nighthawk
Source: Wiktionary
15 December 2024
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
