goatsucker en · NOUN
Etymology
From goat + sucker, from the ancient folk belief that they sucked milk from goats.
Meanings
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Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
[…] ah, that was the woodcock - and the goatsucker - yes, yes! it sounds strange to him, that hasn't heard him […]
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 286:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goatsuckers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| goat-sucker | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
bg козодой (Caprimulgidae) · ru козодо́й (Caprimulgidae) · tr dağ kırlangıcı (Caprimulgidae) · hu lappantyú (Caprimulgidae) · az keçisağan (Caprimulgidae) · tr keçisağan (Caprimulgidae) · tr çobanaldatan (Caprimulgidae) · ca enganyapastors (Caprimulgidae) · hu kecskefejő (Caprimulgidae)