katasanda

[Swahili Word] katasanda

[Swahili Plural] katasanda

[English Word] nightjar

[English Plural] nightjars

[Taxonomy] Caprimulgidae

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata; sanda

[Swahili Definition] ndege wa kisirani (ambaye hukata sanda)

[English Definition] bird of ill omen (which cuts the shroud)

[Terminology] ornithology

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