NOUN | animal | Caprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow | large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States |
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Meaning | large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States. | |
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Synonym | chuck-will's-widow | |
Member of | Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus | type genus of the Caprimulgidae |
Broader | goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid | mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes |
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