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Type genus of the Caprimulgidae
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caprimulgus
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars , medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. Caprimulgus is derived from the Latin capra , "nanny goat", and mulgere , "to milk", referring to an old myth ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caprimulgus \Caprimulgus\ n. the type genus of the Caprimulgidae , including the whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus ) and the chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis ). Syn: genus Caprimulgus .
Usage examples of caprimulgus.
He is Shaw's Caprimulgus longi-pennis, and he is uncommon in these parts, above all in his full mating plumage - I have seen only two all the time I have been here.
Pushing the plates aside she showed him the astonishing skin of Caprimulgus longipennis and told him about the power of those particular feathers as ju-ju in local belief.