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indian nightjar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-an night-jar
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Caprimulgus asiaticus, a common species of nightjar perching bird found in southern and southeastern Asia.

Etymology

Indian + nightjar, due to the bird's natural range including parts of India.

Inflected Forms

Indian nightjars (plural)

Phrases

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Frequently Paired Words

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Questions

What does indian nightjar mean?
Caprimulgus asiaticus, a common species of nightjar perching bird found in southern and southeastern Asia.
Where does indian nightjar come from?
Indian + nightjar, due to the bird's natural range including parts of India.

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