Chuck-will's-widow Definition

chŭkwĭlz-wĭdō
noun
A large nightjar (Caprimulgus carolinensis) of the S U.S., often mistaken for the slightly smaller whippoorwill.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
chuck-will's-widow
Plural:
chuck-will-s-widows

Origin of Chuck-will's-widow

  • Imitative of its call

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative of its note.

    From Wiktionary

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