1. mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects; [syn: goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
caprimulgid
n 1: mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with
mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on
insects [syn: goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid]