whippoorwill
See also: whip-poor-will
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Imitative of its note.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: whip‧poor‧will
Noun
whippoorwill (plural whippoorwills)
- a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus, a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
Derived terms
- western whippoorwill (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
Translations
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