whippoorwill
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whippoorwill
- /ˈʍɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ US
- /ˈwɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ US
- /ˈwɪp.əˌwɪl/ UK
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noun whippoorwills · whip-poor-will · whippowill · whip-o-will · whip-o'-will
- A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call. “Seems like I heard a whippoorwill callinʼ, and I thought to myself, Go on away from here, weʼll whip ole Will when we find him.”
- The distinctive call of the above bird. The bird sang his whippoorwills all night.
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noun bird
| Español | cuerporruín |
|---|---|
| Français | bois-pourri |
| Deutsch | Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe |
| Italiano | caprimulgo, succiacapre |
| Română | caprimulg |
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