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goatsucker
[ goht-suhk-er ]
goatsucker
/ 藞伞蓹蕣迟藢蝉蕦办蓹 /
noun
- any nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, esp Caprimulgus europaeus ( European nightjar ): order Caprimulgiformes. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)nightjar
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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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