English > Caprimulgus: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the Caprimulgidae. |
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Synonym | genus Caprimulgus |
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Member of | Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae | goatsuckers |
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Members | European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus | Old World goatsucker |
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chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis | large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States |
whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus | American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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Spanish | caprimulgus, Caprimulgus, género Caprimulgus, genus caprimulgus |
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Catalan | caprimulgus, genus caprimulgus |
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