English dictionary
whippoorwill
/'/hw//I/p/@/r,w/I/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
Synonyms caprimulgus vociferusSource: WordNet 3.0
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An American bird (<i>Antrostomus vociferus</i>) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.
Source: webster1913