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whippoorwill

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whip·poor·will  (hwpr-wl, wp-, hwpr-wl, wp-)
n.
An insect-eating nocturnal North American bird (Caprimulgus vociferus) of the goatsucker family, having spotted brown feathers that blend with its woodland habitat.
[Imitative of its call.]
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Noun1.whippoorwillwhippoorwill - American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
Caprimulgus vociferus
caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus - type genus of the Caprimulgidae


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The house retains its evil reputation, but the replanted vine is as orderly and well-behaved a vegetable as a nervous person could wish to sit under of a pleasant night, when the katydids grate out their immemorial revelation and the distant whippoorwill signifies his notion of what ought to be done about it.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Say, Tom -- they say a stray dog come howling around Johnny Miller's house, 'bout midnight, as much as two weeks ago; and a whippoorwill come in and lit on the banisters and sung, the very same evening; and there ain't anybody dead there yet.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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