Caprimulgus

See also: caprimulgus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin caprimulgus (“goat milker”)

Proper noun

Caprimulgus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – the whippoorwills.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae (nightjars) - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar) - type species

References

Caprimulgus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caprimulgus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caprimulgus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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