Definition of "nightjars" [nightjars]

• Plural form of nightjar. (noun)

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• "The best story I know showing how difficult it is to find nightjars on their nests is one told by the ornithologist John Walpole-Bond."
• "Often confused with owls because of their appearance and nocturnal hunting habits, tawny frogmouths are actually related to nightjars."
• "I turn it over, and spit it out, rolling on my back, floodlights on the nightjars."