goatsuckern.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊtˌsʌkə/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊtˌsəkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: goat n., sucker n.

Etymology: < goat n. + sucker n., after classical Latin caprimulgus (Pliny; < capra she-goat (see capriole n.) + mulgēre to milk: see milk v.), itself after ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας ( < αἰγο- , αἴξ goat (see Aegipan n.) + θηλάζειν to suck). Compare goat-milker n. at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a.For the semantic motivation compare quot. 1911 for goat-milker n. at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a.

The nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; (more widely) any bird of the family Caprimulgidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae

goatsucker1611

nightjar1712

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus

goatsucker1611

nightjar1712

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar)

goat-milker1611

goatsucker1611

nighthawk1611

nightjar1630

dor-hawk1668

churn-owl1674

fern-owl1678

goat owl1766

eve-jara1793

puckeridgea1793

moth-hunter1816

wheel-bird1817

jar-owl1832

nightchurr1837

night-swallow1840

eve-churr1861

wheeler1862

scissors-grinder1875

puck1878

spinner1885

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grand merle, a Goat-sucker; a mountaine bird.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. iii. 108 The American Goat-sucker, called Ibijau by the Brasilians, Noitibo by the Portugues.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 98 The goatsucker..feeds on moths, gnats, and dorrs.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 129 Goatsuckers live solitarily, and never venture abroad, except at twilight, and in the night during fine weather.

1884 J. G. Wood in Sunday Mag. Apr. 246/2 It is the Nightjar..absurdly..called the Goatsucker.

1952 E. Mittelhölzer Children of Kaywana (1959) 263 Goatsuckers always lay flat on their breasts on the ground.

2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 61/3 This Australian bird is a distant relative of our nightjar or goatsucker but looks far more like an owl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goatsucker
释义	goatsuckern. Brit. /ˈɡəʊtˌsʌkə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊtˌsəkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: goat n., sucker n. Etymology: < goat n. + sucker n., after classical Latin caprimulgus (Pliny; < capra she-goat (see capriole n.) + mulgēre to milk: see milk v.), itself after ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας ( < αἰγο- , αἴξ goat (see Aegipan n.) + θηλάζειν to suck). Compare goat-milker n. at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a.For the semantic motivation compare quot. 1911 for goat-milker n. at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a. The nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; (more widely) any bird of the family Caprimulgidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae goatsucker1611 nightjar1712 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus goatsucker1611 nightjar1712 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) goat-milker1611 goatsucker1611 nighthawk1611 nightjar1630 dor-hawk1668 churn-owl1674 fern-owl1678 goat owl1766 eve-jara1793 puckeridgea1793 moth-hunter1816 wheel-bird1817 jar-owl1832 nightchurr1837 night-swallow1840 eve-churr1861 wheeler1862 scissors-grinder1875 puck1878 spinner1885 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grand merle, a Goat-sucker; a mountaine bird. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. iii. 108 The American Goat-sucker, called Ibijau by the Brasilians, Noitibo by the Portugues. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 98 The goatsucker..feeds on moths, gnats, and dorrs. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 129 Goatsuckers live solitarily, and never venture abroad, except at twilight, and in the night during fine weather. 1884 J. G. Wood in Sunday Mag. Apr. 246/2 It is the Nightjar..absurdly..called the Goatsucker. 1952 E. Mittelhölzer Children of Kaywana (1959) 263 Goatsuckers always lay flat on their breasts on the ground. 2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 61/3 This Australian bird is a distant relative of our nightjar or goatsucker but looks far more like an owl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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