English Dictionary |
GOATSUCKER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does goatsucker mean?
• GOATSUCKER (noun)
The noun GOATSUCKER has 1 sense:
1. mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Familiarity information: GOATSUCKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar
Hypernyms ("goatsucker" is a kind of...):
caprimulgiform bird (long-winged nonpasserine birds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "goatsucker"):
Caprimulgus europaeus; European goatsucker; European nightjar (Old World goatsucker)
Caprimulgus carolinensis; chuck-will's-widow (large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States)
Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill (American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage)
bullbat; mosquito hawk; nighthawk (mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; poorwill (goatsucker of western North America)
Holonyms ("goatsucker" is a member of...):
Caprimulgidae; family Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Content is an everlasting treasure." (Arabic proverb)
"What comes easily is lost easily." (Egyptian proverb)