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Definition of Goatsucker
1. Noun. Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects.
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgiform Bird
Group relationships: Caprimulgidae, Family Caprimulgidae
Specialized synonyms: Caprimulgus Europaeus, European Goatsucker, European Nightjar, Caprimulgus Carolinensis, Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus Vociferus, Whippoorwill, Bullbat, Mosquito Hawk, Nighthawk, Phalaenoptilus Nuttallii, Poorwill
Definition of Goatsucker
1. n. One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europæus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk.
Definition of Goatsucker
1. Noun. Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goatsucker
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Medical Definition of Goatsucker
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goatsucker
Literary usage of Goatsucker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The name goatsucker is derived from the Latinized Greek appellative ... are included
the European goatsucker, the North American ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The name goatsucker is derived from the Latinized Greek appellative ... are included
the European goatsucker, the North American ..."
3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"European goatsucker, Arct. Zool. 2. p. 437- A—Will. (Ang.) p. 107. ... THE goatsucker
is a summer periodical visitant, arriving . in Britain about the end ..."
4. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"They also frequently settle on the ground, and are fond of basking in the sun in
this position ; when thus engaged they are Fig' 2"—Head of the goatsucker. ..."
5. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke (1863)
"... and guinea- chicks, a wonderful goatsucker, remarkable for the exceeding length
of some of its feathers floating out far Gou^sucker ..."
6. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"The goatsucker. Glouc. FERN-WEB. A small beetle, very injurious to the young
apple, ¡l'est. .... goatsucker ..."
7. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1849)
"The late George Matthews, Esq., informed me, that in the district of the Ards,
county of Down, the goatsucker has not unfrequently been observed; ..."
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