noun
goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
• Syn: ↑order Caprimulgiformes
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves
• Member Meronyms:
↑caprimulgiform bird, ↑Caprimulgidae, ↑family Caprimulgidae, ↑Podargidae, ↑family Podargidae, ↑Steatornithidae, ↑family Steatornithidae
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷əˈfȯrˌmēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of long-winged nonpasserine birds comprising the goatsuckers, frogmouths, and oilbirds — see caprimulgidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.