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Definition of Family caprimulgidae
1. Noun. Goatsuckers.
Exact synonyms: Caprimulgidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Caprimulgiformes, Order Caprimulgiformes
Member holonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar, Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Genus Chordeiles, Genus Phalaenoptilus, Phalaenoptilus
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Caprimulgiformes, Order Caprimulgiformes
Member holonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar, Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus, Chordeiles, Genus Chordeiles, Genus Phalaenoptilus, Phalaenoptilus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Caprimulgidae
Literary usage of Family caprimulgidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"GOATSUCKERS, Family CAPRIMULGIDAE. Goatsuckers are long winged birds, with small
bills, but with an extraordinarily large mouth, the opening of which ..."