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goatsucker

goat·suc·ker

uncommon

noun

1.

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

Origin

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

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