bullbat

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noun

A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

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nightjarnighthawkmosquito hawk
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Meanings

nounbullbat (plural bullbats)

plural bullbats

  1. A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

    bullbats peened overhead and dived on roaring wings.

    1963, Hal Borland, When the Legends Die

    Synonyms: nightjar, nighthawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

Similar
nightjarnighthawk

More synonyms by meaning

nounmainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

Similar
nighthawkmosquito hawk
Broader
goatsuckernightjarcaprimulgid
Also see
mosquito hawknighthawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

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APA

bullbat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullbat

MLA

“bullbat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullbat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullbat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullbat.

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