Definition of Caprimulgus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Caprimulgidae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprimulgus

Capra ibex
Caprella
Capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Capri
Capricorn
Capricorn the Goat
Capricornian
Capricornians
Capricornis
Capricorns
Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgus (current term)
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caproidae
Capromyidae
Capros
Capros aper
Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsian
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
Capsicum annuum conoides

Literary usage of Caprimulgus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1892)
"Some specimens have large white spots on the outer rectrices, others are without them, the latter probably being the females. (3) Caprimulgus EXIMIUS. ..."

2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... in the wings and tail, or have other ornamental plumes during the breeding-season. THE TRUE NIGHT-JARS. GENUS Caprimulgus. Caprimulgus, Linn. Syst. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"(3) Caprimulgus, Lin.(4) The Goatsuckers have the same light, soft plumage, ... 120, or Cyps. cottons, Pr. Max., Col. 195. (4) Caprimulgus, Goatsucker ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"ON A NESTING SPECIMEN OF Caprimulgus ... of stony ground sparsely covered with vegetation, my horse stepped within six inches of a goatsucker (Caprimulgus ..."

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