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caprimulgid

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  • noun zoology Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.

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  • noun mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. caprimulgiform bird

hyponyms (12)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. bull bat
  2. caprimulgus carolinensis
  3. caprimulgus europaeus
  4. caprimulgus vociferus
  5. chuck-will's-widow
  6. european goatsucker
  7. european nightjar
  8. mosquito hawk
  9. nighthawk
  10. phalaenoptilus nuttallii
  11. poor-will
  12. whip-poor-will

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