caprimulgid

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caprimulgid - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insectsgoatsucker, nightjarcaprimulgiform bird - long-winged nonpasserine birdsCaprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae - goatsuckersCaprimulgus europaeus, European goatsucker, European nightjar - Old World goatsuckerCaprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow - large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United StatesCaprimulgus vociferus, whippoorwill - American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumagebullbat, mosquito hawk, nighthawk - mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckerPhalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill - goatsucker of western North America