whippoorwill
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whip-poor-will
or whip·poor·will (wĭp′ər-wĭl′, hwĭp′-, wĭp′ər-wĭl′, hwĭp′-)n.
Either of two nightjars (Caprimulgus vociferus or C. arizonae) found in North and Central America and having mottled brown, black, and gray feathers that blend in with their woodland habitat.
[Imitative of its call.]
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whippoorwill
(ˈwɪpʊˌwɪl)n
(Animals) a nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, of North and Central America, having a dark plumage with white patches on the tail
[C18: imitative of its cry]
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whip•poor•will
or whip-poor-will
(ˈʰwɪp ərˌwɪl, ˈwɪp-; ˌʰwɪp ərˈwɪl, ˌwɪp-)n.
a North American nightjar of woodlands, Caprimulgus vociferus, with an insistently repeated call.
[1700–10, Amer.; imitative]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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whippoorwill
[ˈwɪpʊərwɪl] n → engoulevent mwhip-round [ˈhwɪpraʊnd] n (British) → collecte fto have a whip-round → faire une collecte
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whippoorwill
n (Zool) → schreiender Ziegenmelker
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