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Definition of Caprimulgus carolinensis
1. Noun. Large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States.
Exact synonyms: Chuck-will's-widow
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprimulgus Carolinensis
Literary usage of Caprimulgus carolinensis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"caprimulgus carolinensis GMELIN, Syst. Nat., I, ii, 1789, 1028. (Carolina.)
RANGE.— Southern North America and northern South America. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"7), caprimulgus carolinensis Gmel., the first species. The reference in the
Check-List to "Gould, Icones Avium, 1838" is erroneous, as neither the genus nor ..."