night bird

Thân thiện

A night bird perches silently on a moonlit branch.

Definition

Noun 1. A bird that is active during the night: This term refers to any bird whose primary period of activity, such as feeding, calling, or flying, occurs after dark. It is a general category rather than a specific scientific classification. 2. A person who habitually stays up late or is active at night: Informally, the term can describe a human who prefers nighttime activities.

Usage Examples

• Noun (literal meaning):
  • The hoot of a night bird broke the silence of the forest.
  • We went on a walk to listen for night birds like owls and nightjars.
• Noun (informal, figurative meaning):
  • As a writer, I'm a real night bird; I do my best work after midnight.
  • The café was full of night birds drinking coffee and talking into the early hours.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a night bird": This phrase is used to characterize someone's lifestyle or habits.
  • He's always been a night bird, so don't expect him at the breakfast meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Night owl (n.): A very common synonym for the informal meaning of a person who stays up late.
  • She's a night owl who sleeps until noon.
• Nocturnal (adj.): The formal adjective describing animals (including birds) or people active at night.
  • Bats are nocturnal creatures.

Synonyms

• Nocturnal bird: A more formal or scientific term for the literal meaning.
• Night owl: A direct synonym for the informal human meaning.

Related Idioms

• Burning the midnight oil: Working or studying very late into the night. (This describes the of a night bird).
  • She was burning the midnight oil to finish her project.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc