goatsucker
goat·suc·ker
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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