caprimulgidae(n = noun.animal) family caprimulgidae - goatsuckers;
is a kind of bird family
is a member of caprimulgiformes, order caprimulgiformes
a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active birds including the
"The family . . . is alternately known as the nightjars (derived from the "churring" sounds of several species -- "jarring" the night air), or goatsuckers, a nonsense name that should be discontinued as it has its origin in the preposterous myth that the birds sucked the milk of nanny goats until they were dry."