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CAPRIMULGIFORM BIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long-winged nonpasserine birds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("caprimulgiform bird" is a kind of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caprimulgiform bird"):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
frogmouth (insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth)
guacharo; oilbird; Steatornis caripensis (nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter)
Holonyms ("caprimulgiform bird" is a member of...):
Caprimulgiformes; order Caprimulgiformes (goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds)
