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Significados de caprimulgid en inglés

portugués
caprimulgidae
catalán
escloper

Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects.

caprimulgidae
Sinónimos
Examples for "nightjar"
Examples for "nightjar"
1
Now everyone knows the Will's Widow is also called a nightjar.
The Wise Man’s Fear
2
Kelaart's nightjar; swarms on the marshy plains of Neuera-ellia at dusk.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
3
Cirrus continued dusting the owlet nightjar, pretending he had not heard.
The story of cirrus flux
4
The call of a nightjar woke Alessandra from a troubled dream.
A golden web
5
The nightjar tapped the pipe again, then dipped down to the pool to drink.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
1
By night the goatsucker visited it, and the bat, and the white owl gliding down the slope.
The Amateur Poacher
2
Tonight for the first time this season I heard the small whippoorwill or goatsucker of the Missouri cry.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
3
They were the wail of the goatsucker, the bay of the barking wolf, and the maniac scream of the eagle.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
4
A comparison of the beaks of the guacharo and the goatsucker serves to denote how much their habits must differ.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
5
The varieties here collected, include the great goatsucker; the goatsuckers of Europe, New Holland, North America, and Africa; and the wedge-tailed goatsucker.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
Translations for caprimulgid
portugués
caprimulgidae