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    GENUS CAPRIMULGUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Caprimulgidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Caprimulgus" is a member of...):

    Caprimulgidae; family Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers)

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