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goatsucker

[ goht-suhk-er ]

goatsucker

/ 藞伞蓹蕣迟藢蝉蕦办蓹 /

noun

  1. any nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, esp Caprimulgus europaeus ( European nightjar ): order Caprimulgiformes. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)nightjar
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of goatsucker1

1605鈥15; so called because formerly believed to suck the milk of goats; translation of Latin caprimulgus, itself translation of Greek 补颈驳辞迟丑岣条补蝉
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For instance, goatsuckers, a group of birds that includes the whippoorwill, do not milk goats, Aristotle鈥檚 declaration to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Nightjars, a kind of nighthawk also known as goatsuckers, sat on the roads that had been baked by the day鈥檚 sun to stay warm in the chilly night.

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First referring it to the genus Caprimulgus, its original describer soon saw that it was no true goatsucker.

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Both the nighthawk and the whip-poor-will belong to the goatsucker family.

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A goatsucker may be confused with a swallow, and a swallow may pass as a tern.

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