English dictionary

poorwill

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

goatsucker of western North America

noun.animal

Synonyms phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Source: WordNet 3.0
A bird of the Western United States (<i>Phalænoptilus Nutalli</i>) allied to the whip- poor-will.

noun

Source: webster1913