Definitions
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- noun A
New World bird , Chordeiles minor, also known as the common nighthawk.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now and then there was the bleat of a goat or the call of a bullbat, but that was all.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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Now and then there was the bleat of a goat or the call of a bullbat, but that was all.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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Now and then there was the bleat of a goat or the call of a bullbat, but that was all.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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Now and then there was the bleat of a goat or the call of a bullbat, but that was all.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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Alas the poor bullbat - the common nighthawk by another name.
WN.com - Articles related to Sochi: Russian Olympic Scandals, Short Funds, Strike 2010
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Alas the poor bullbat - the common nighthawk by another name.
WN.com - Articles related to Sochi: Russian Olympic Scandals, Short Funds, Strike 2010
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Alas the poor bullbat - the common nighthawk by another name.
WN.com - Articles related to Sochi: Russian Olympic Scandals, Short Funds, Strike 2010
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They'd think I was nutty as a bullbat, and when you're a businesswoman in a small town, well, you got to protect your reputation.
Camy's Loft 2010
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They'd think I was nutty as a bullbat, and when you're a businesswoman in a small town, well, you got to protect your reputation.
Camy's Loft 2010
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