- One of several species of insectivorous birds,
belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species
(Caprimulgus Europaeus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it
sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat
chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat
hawk, and dorhawk.
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