HyperDic: caprimulgus_carolinensis

English > 1 sense of the expression Caprimulgus carolinensis:
NOUNanimalCaprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widowlarge whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
English > Caprimulgus carolinensis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States.
Synonymchuck-will's-widow
Member ofCaprimulgus, genus Caprimulgustype genus of the Caprimulgidae
Broadergoatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgidmainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes

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