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whip-poor-will

or whip·poor·will (wĭp′ər-wĭl′, hwĭp′-, wĭp′ər-wĭl′, hwĭp′-)

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)

(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

whippoorwill - 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

Translations

whippoorwill

[ˈwɪpʊə^rwɪl] n → engoulevent mwhip-round [ˈ^hwɪpraʊnd] n (British) → collecte f
to have a whip-round → faire une collecte

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whippoorwill

n (Zool) → schreiender Ziegenmelker

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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.

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"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."

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When keen sprinter Sylvie defies their father's rule to steer clear of 'the Slip', where the raging Whippoorwill river disappears into a cavern, to throw in a wish stone, she disappears, leaving Jules behind.

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When keen sprinter Sylvie defies their father's rule to steer clear of "the Slip", where the raging Whippoorwill river disappears into a cavern, to throw in a wish stone, she disappears, leaving Jules behind.

CHILDREN'S book of the week

The Whippoorwill Golf Club in Armonk, NY, a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary since 2009, has developed a stormwater management program, an Integrated Pest Management plan, and a sustainable fertilizer plan, all of which protect water that flows into the Kenisco Reservoir, a major source of water for 8 million people in New York City.

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Digging deep into breakthrough British release The Whippoorwill and top 20 follow-up Holding All The Roses, the breathtaking quintet delivered a set rich in substance and understated style.