goatsucker

English

Etymology

goat +‎ sucker, from the ancient folk belief that they sucked the milk from goats.

Noun

goatsucker (plural goatsuckers)

1. Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae

Translations

Caprimulgidae

• Bulgarian: козодой m (kozodoj)
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• Russian: козодо́й (ru) m (kozodój)

See also

• chupacabra
• chupacabras