the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = goatsucker, n.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) (20) goat-milker1611 the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = goatsucker, n. goatsucker1611 The nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; (more widely) any bird of the family Caprimulgidae. nighthawk1611 Chiefly English regional. A nightjar, esp. Caprimulgus europaeus. nightjar1630 A nocturnal, insectivorous, migratory bird, Caprimulgus europaeus (family Caprimulgidae), of Europe and eastern and central Asia, which has… dor-hawk1668 the goatsucker or night-jar. churn-owl1674 The Goatsucker or Night-Jar; called also Jarr Owl. fern-owl1678 The Nightjar or Goatsucker, Caprimulgus europæus. goat owl1766 the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = goatsucker, n. eve-jara1793 The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. Cf. eve-churr, n. 2. puckeridgea1793 The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = puck, n.3 2. moth-hunter1816 †(a) a nightjar, esp. Caprimulgus europaeus (obsolete); (b) an entomologist who studies moths. wheel-bird1817 a local name for the night-jar or goat-sucker, from its cry suggesting the noise of a spinning-wheel. jar-owl1832 A local name of the goatsucker or night-jar. nightchurr1837 = nightjar, n. night-swallow1840 the nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. eve-churr1861 The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. wheeler1862 = wheel-bird n. at wheel, n. compounds 2. scissors-grinder1875 Any of various birds and other animals that make a call or sound resembling the sound of a scissors-grinder's wheel: (in Bermuda) a cicada; (Englis… puck1878 The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = puckeridge, n. 1. Also puck bird. spinner1885 transferred. The nightjar, Caprimulgus europæus. |
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