mosquito hawk

n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings

that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on

mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's

darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake

doctor}, {skeeter hawk}]

2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {nighthawk},

{bullbat}]