dorhawk

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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 […]

References

• “dorhawk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.