'Caprimulgus Europaeus' definitions:
Definition of 'Caprimulgus europaeus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Old World goatsucker [syn: European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus]
Definition of 'Caprimulgus Europaeus'
From: GCIDE
- Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zool.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Caprimulgus europaeus'
From: GCIDE
- nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.
- 1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night owl}.
- Syn: night owl, nightbird. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar.
- Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk. [WordNet 1.5]