English > Caprimulgidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | goatsuckers. |
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Synonym | family Caprimulgidae |
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Member of | Caprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes | goatsuckers |
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Members | Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus | type genus of the Caprimulgidae |
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Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles | A genus of Caprimulgidae |
Phalaenoptilus, genus Phalaenoptilus | A genus of Caprimulgidae |
goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid | mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes |
Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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Spanish | Caprimulgidae, caprimúlgidos, familia Caprimulgidae |
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Catalan | Caprimulgidae, Caprimúlgid, caprimúlgids |
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