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夜鹰
夜鷹
yèyīng
1. nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)

Character Breakdown

夜
yè
night, dark; under cover of night
HSK 5 8 丶
鹰
yīng
eagle, falcon, hawk
18 丶

Compound Words (7)

林夜鹰
línyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
欧夜鹰
Ōuyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
普通夜鹰
pǔtōngyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)
中亚夜鹰
Zhōngyàyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
长尾夜鹰
chángwěiyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
埃及夜鹰
Āijíyèyīng
(Chinese bird species) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
毛腿耳夜鹰
máotuǐěryèyīng
(Chinese bird species) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)

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