Definition of Caprimulgus europaeus

1. Noun. Old World goatsucker.

Exact synonyms: European Goatsucker, European Nightjar
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprimulgus Europaeus

Capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Capri
Capricorn
Capricorn the Goat
Capricornian
Capricornians
Capricornis
Capricorns
Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caproidae
Capromyidae
Capros
Capros aper
Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsian
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
Capsicum annuum conoides
Capsicum annuum grossum
Capsicum annuum longum

Literary usage of Caprimulgus europaeus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Letter of Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca, Dated 1484 by Diego Alvarez Chanca, Augstine Marcus Fernández de Ybarra (1907)
"Transverse section of a secondary quill of caprimulgus europaeus, from the middle of the proximal feather vane. Magnified 1:600. 5. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Ziegenmelker, The common goatsucker (caprimulgus europaeus, Linn.), is admittedly the type of a very peculiar and distinct family, Caprimulgidae ..."

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