English noun: nightjar | |||
| 1. | nightjar (animal) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | ||
| Synonyms | caprimulgid, goatsucker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caprimulgiform bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bullbat, Caprimulgus carolinensis, Caprimulgus europaeus, Caprimulgus vociferus, chuck-will's-widow, European goatsucker, European nightjar, mosquito hawk, nighthawk, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill, whippoorwill | ||
| Member meronym | Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae | ||