mosquito hawk

English Thesaurus

1. mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar,
definition	:	mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	chordeiles, genus chordeiles,
definition	:	a genus of Caprimulgidae (noun.animal)

2. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	odonate,
definition	:	large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings (noun.animal)