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Definition of European goatsucker
1. Noun. Old World goatsucker.
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Goatsucker
Literary usage of European goatsucker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"Some of the exotic species are decorated by extraneous feathers, or other
appendages, issuing from the wings, tail, or bill. European goatsucker. ..."
2. Elements of Ornithology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1845)
"Sometimes different species of Swallow are mingled in these wandering tribes.
47. What are the characters of the European goatsucker ? 48. ..."
3. �Etudes m�edicales sur les serpents de la Vend�ee et de Loire-Inf�erieure by Ambroise Viaud-Grand-Marais, George Robert Gray (1848)
"The European goatsucker. up 270. Caprimulgus punctatus Meyer, Tasch. Deut. ip 284.
; Brehm, Caprimulgus europaeus Linn. SN ip 346. ; Yarrell, Brit. ..."
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