genus caprimulgus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Caprimulgidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	caprimulgus europaeus, european goatsucker, european nightjar,
definition	:	Old World goatsucker (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	caprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow,
definition	:	large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	caprimulgus vociferus, whippoorwill,
definition	:	American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	caprimulgidae, family caprimulgidae,
definition	:	goatsuckers (noun.animal)