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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
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprimulgus Europaeus
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 ..."