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CAPRIMULGUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Caprimulgidae

Synonyms:

Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Caprimulgus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Caprimulgus"):

Caprimulgus europaeus; European goatsucker; European nightjar (Old World goatsucker)

Caprimulgus carolinensis; chuck-will's-widow (large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States)

Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill (American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage)

Holonyms ("Caprimulgus" is a member of...):

Caprimulgidae; family Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)

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