Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

Alternative form of ships that pass in the night

Alternative form of ships that pass in the night

(simile) Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.

Alternative form of ships that pass in the night

(poetic, obsolete) midnight

(offensive, historical) A given name for a black pet.

(highly offensive, derogatory) Niger (country).

The dyestuff iodine green.

(only in combinations) Someone or something who does something for a certain number of nights