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caprimulgus europ[ae]us
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
