nightjar
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Types & categories
- caprimulgiform bird hypernym
- European goatsucker hyponym
- chuck-will's-widow hyponym
- whippoorwill hyponym
- bullbat hyponym
- poorwill hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Caprimulgidae member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Caprimulgidae |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | caprimulgiform bird |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | European goatsucker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chuck-will's-widow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whippoorwill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bullbat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poorwill |