nighthawk

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. a person who likes to be active late at night (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individualist,
definition	:	a person who pursues independent thought or action (noun.person)