Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The goatsuckers considered as a superfamily or suborder.
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Examples
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Those that escape the _caprimulgi_ fall a prey to the crows, on the morning succeeding their flight.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Those that escape the _caprimulgi_ lose their wings before morning, and are then disposed of by the crows.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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