nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
bird of night的用法和样例:
例句
Will the night send a howlet or a bat? 黑夜会送来一只枭或蝙蝠与我作伴吗?
A being who could have hovered over Paris that night with the wing of the bat or the owl would have had beneath his eyes a gloomy spectacle. 这时如果有人长着蝙蝠或枭鸟的翅膀在巴黎上空飞翔,他便会看到呈现在他眼底的是一片凄凉景象。