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PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phalaenoptilus nuttallii mean?
• PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII (noun)
The noun PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII has 1 sense:
1. goatsucker of western North America
Familiarity information: PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Goatsucker of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; poorwill
Hypernyms ("Phalaenoptilus nuttallii" is a kind of...):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
Holonyms ("Phalaenoptilus nuttallii" is a member of...):
genus Phalaenoptilus; Phalaenoptilus (a genus of Caprimulgidae)
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