HyperDic: whippoorwill

English > 1 sense of the word whippoorwill:
NOUNanimalwhippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferusAmerican nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
English > whippoorwill: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAmerican nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage.
SynonymCaprimulgus vociferus
Member ofCaprimulgus, genus Caprimulgustype genus of the Caprimulgidae
Broadergoatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgidmainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes
Spanishcuerporruín

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