CAPRIMULGUS VOCIFERUS

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Meaning:

American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

Synonyms:

Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill

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Nouns denoting animals

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

caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)

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

Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)

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