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Definition of "night-crow" [night-crow]

  • Same as night-raven. (noun)
  • The night-jar or goatsucker, Caprimulgus europæus. See cut under goatsucker. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "night-crow" in a sentence
  • "“I am the dwarf Nectabanus,” said the abortion-seeming male, in a voice corresponding to his figure, and resembling the voice of the night-crow more than any sound which is heard by daylight."
  • "` ` I am the dwarf Nectabanus, '' said the abortion-seeming male, in a voice corresponding to his figure, and resembling that of the night-crow more than any sound which is heard by daylight."
  • "The night-crow crouches on the newly-dug flower-bed to lure its mate."