Caprimulginae
Translingual
Etymology
Caprimulgus + -inae
Proper noun
Caprimulginae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – typical nightjars.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Caprimulgus (some 40–50 species, including the European nightjar) - type genus; Nyctidromus (pauraque); Phalaenoptilus (common poorwill); Siphonorhis; Nyctiphrynus; Gactornis (collared nightjar); Antrostomus; Macrodipteryx (long-primaried nightjars); Hydropsalis; Uropsalis; Macropsalis (long-trained nightjar); Eleothreptus (sickle-winged nightjar) - genera
Coordinate terms
- (subfamily): Chordeilinae (nighthawks), Eurostopodinae (eared nightjars) - subfamiles in Caprimulgidae
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