dorhawk

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dorhawk (plural dorhawks)

  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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