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The nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; (more widely) any bird of the family Caprimulgidae.
English regional (Northamptonshire). A shrike. Obsolete. rare.
Subcategories:
— miscellaneous types of (2)
— member of genus Chordeiles (night-hawk) (3)
— member of genus Caprimulgus (29)