GOATSUCKER


Meaning of GOATSUCKER in English

/goht"suk'euhr/ , n.

nightjar (def. 2).

[ 1605-15; so called because formerly believed to suck the milk of goats; trans. of L caprimulgus, itself trans. of Gk aigothélas ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .