Word
nightjar, n.
(nightjars)
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
<noun.animal>
caprimulgid
goatsucker
nightjar
semantic pointers
hypernym
caprimulgiform bird
member holonym
Caprimulgidae, family Caprimulgidae
hyponym
European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis
whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus
nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk
poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii