Meanings
noundorhawk (plural dorhawks)
plural dorhawks
- obsoleteA 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[…]
Origin
From dor + hawk. So called because it eats the dorbeetle.
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dorhawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorhawk
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