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Oatsucker

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(n.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europaeus); - so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oatsucker'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oatsucker.html. 1828.
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