goatsucker – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
goatsucker
n.
nightjar, species of insectivorous nocturnal bird from the genus Caprimulgus
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized
nocturnal or
crepuscular birds in the
family Caprimulgidae, characterized by long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes called
goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tale that they sucked the milk from goats (the
Latin for goatsucker is
Caprimulgus). Some
New World species are called
nighthawks. Nightjars usually nest on the ground.
goatsucker
Noun
1. mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
(synonym) nightjar, caprimulgid
(hypernym) caprimulgiform bird
(hyponym) European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
(member-holonym) Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
Goatsucker
(n.)
One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europaeus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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