Caprimulgus

Noun

Meaning

type genus of the Caprimulgidae

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

goatsucker nightjar genus Caprimulgus

Hypernyms

bird genus

Examples

They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tale that they sucked the milk from goats (the Latin for goatsucker is Caprimulgus). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

caprimulgiform caprimulgiform bird Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgus carolinensis Caprimulgus europaeus Caprimulgus vociferus