Caprimulgus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caprimulgus \Caprimulgus\ n.
     the type genus of the {Caprimulgidae}, including the
     {whip-poor-will} ({Caprimulgus vociferus}) and the
     {chuck-will's-widow} ({Caprimulgus carolinensis}).
  
     Syn: genus {Caprimulgus}.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Caprimulgus
       n : type genus of the Caprimulgidae [syn: {genus Caprimulgus}]