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whippoorwill definition

whip·poor·will (hwip′ər wil′, wip′-)

noun pl. whippoorwills -·wills′ or whippoorwill -·will′

a dark, insect-eating, nocturnal nightjar (Caprimulgus vociferus) of E North America

Etymology: echoic of its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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