Podargidae

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Noun1.Podargidae - frogmouths
family Podargidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Caprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes - goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
genus Podargus, Podargus - type genus of the Podargidae
frogmouth - insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
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The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides, Podargidae), a large nightbird, only needs a hole in the ground as a nest for the female to lay its eggs, which the male incubates alone.
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