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