Meaning Of The Word Whippoorwill

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whippoorwill
countable noun: A whippoorwill is a North American bird that is active at night and has a call that sounds like ' whip poor will'.

whippoorwill in American English
a dark, insect-eating, nocturnal nightjar (Caprimulgus vociferus) of E North America
noun: a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny

whippoorwill in British English
noun: a nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, of North and Central America, having a dark plumage with white patches on the tail

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