goatsucker (n)
nightjar (n)
caprimulgid (n)

n01835276

type n
lex_filenum 05
def mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes
def feed on insects
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Hypernym caprimulgiform bird
Member holonym Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
Hyponym European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis; whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus; nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk; poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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Hyponym caprimulgiform bird
Member meronym Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
Hypernym European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis; whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus; nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk; poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

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