noun
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
• Syn: ↑goatsucker, ↑nightjar
• Hypernyms: ↑caprimulgiform bird
• Hyponyms:
↑European goatsucker, ↑European nightjar, ↑Caprimulgus europaeus, ↑chuck-will's-widow, ↑Caprimulgus carolinensis, ↑whippoorwill, ↑Caprimulgus vociferus, ↑nighthawk, ↑bullbat, ↑mosquito hawk, ↑poorwill, ↑Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caprimulgidae, ↑family Caprimulgidae
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\\ˌkaprəˈməljə̇d, -lg-\ noun (-s)Etymology: New Latin Caprimulgidae
: one of the Caprimulgidae : goatsucker
Useful english dictionary. 2012.