noun
Meaning 1
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
goatsucker
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noun
Meaning 2
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nightjar, caprimulgid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caprimulgiform bird
Narrower terms: European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis, whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk, poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
History
Etymology
From goat + sucker, from the ancient folk belief that they sucked milk from goats.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: keçisağan — Caprimulgidae
- Bulgarian: козодой (kozodoj) — Caprimulgidae
- Catalan: enganyapastors — Caprimulgidae
- Hungarian: kecskefejő — Caprimulgidae
- Hungarian: lappantyú — Caprimulgidae
- Russian: козодо́й (kozodój) — Caprimulgidae
- Turkish: çobanaldatan — Caprimulgidae
- Turkish: keçisağan — Caprimulgidae
- Turkish: dağ kırlangıcı — Caprimulgidae