slovodefinícia
nightjar
(encz)
nightjar,kozodoj Zdeněk Brož
nightjar
(gcide)
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]
Nightjar
(gcide)
Nightjar \Night"jar`\, n.
A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of
Goatsucker.
[1913 Webster]
nightjar
(wn)
nightjar
n 1: mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with
mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on
insects [syn: goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid]
podobné slovodefinícia
Nightjar
(gcide)
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]Nightjar \Night"jar`\, n.
A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of
Goatsucker.
[1913 Webster]
nightjars
(gcide)
Caprimulgidae \Caprimulgidae\ n. [L. capris goat + mulgere to
milk.]
a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active
birds including the whip-poor-will ({Caprimulgus
vociferus}), the chuck-will's-widow ({Caprimulgus
carolinensis}), and the common nighthawk ({Chordeiles
minor}); -- called popularly the goatsuckers or
nightjars. The nighthawks are sometimes active during the
day.

Syn: goatsuckers, nightjars, family Caprimulgidae.
[PJC]

The family . . . is alternately known as the
nightjars (derived from the "churring" sounds of
several species -- "jarring" the night air), or
goatsuckers, a nonsense name that should be
discontinued as it has its origin in the
preposterous myth that the birds sucked the milk
of nanny goats until they were dry. --Terence
Michael Short
(Wild Birds of
the Americas)
european nightjar
(wn)
European nightjar
n 1: Old World goatsucker [syn: European goatsucker, {European
nightjar}, Caprimulgus europaeus]

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