caprimulgid

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