HyperDic: poorwill

English > 1 sense of the word poorwill:
NOUNanimalpoorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttalliigoatsucker of western North America
English > poorwill: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninggoatsucker of western North America.
SynonymPhalaenoptilus nuttallii
Member ofPhalaenoptilus, genus PhalaenoptilusA genus of Caprimulgidae
Broadergoatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgidmainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes

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