qua|bird

qua|bird
qua|bird «KWAH BURD», noun.
= black-crowned night heron. (Cf.black-crowned night heron)
[< qua (imitative) + bird]

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  • Qua-bird — n. (Zo[ o]l.) The American night heron. See under {Night}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • qua-bird — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • qua-bird — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Night bird — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quaw-bird — variant of qua bird …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quaker-bird — Quāˈker bird noun The sooty albatross • • • Main Entry: ↑Quaker …   Useful english dictionary

  • Beautifying Bird — Chief Beautifying Bird or Dressing Bird (Nay naw ong gay be, Na naw ong ga be or Ne na nang eb (Nenaa angebi in the Fiero orthography), meaning [Bird that] Fixes up Its Wing feathers ), (1794 1855) was a principal chief of the Prairie Rice Lake… …   Wikipedia

  • Acrocephalus phragmitis — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bull bat — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chordeiles Virginianus — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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