dorhawk
nounEtymology From dor + hawk. So called because it eats the dorbeetle.
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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[…]