goat·suck·er /-ˌsʌkɚ/
夜鷹
Goat·suck·er n. Zool. One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europæus); -- 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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goatsucker
n : mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with
mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on
insects [syn: nightjar, caprimulgid]