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CAPRIMULGUS VOCIFERUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
Synonyms:
Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Caprimulgus vociferus" is a kind of...):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
Holonyms ("Caprimulgus vociferus" is a member of...):
Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)