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单词 goatsucker
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
goat•suck•er  (gōtsuk′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsnightjar (def. 2).
  • 1605–15; so called because formerly believed to suck the milk of goats; translation of Latin caprimulgus, itself translation of Greek aigothé̄las

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goatsucker /ˈɡəʊtˌsʌkə/ n
  1. US Canadian any nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, esp Caprimulgus europaeus (European nightjar): order Caprimulgiformes.
    Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): nightjar
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