We found 1 definitions of caprimulgiform bird from 1 different sources.
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caprimulgiform bird - long-winged nonpasserine birds | ||
bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
caprimulgiformes, order caprimulgiformes goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds | ||
caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | ||
frogmouth insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth |