Chuck-Will's-wid·ow n. Zool. A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of goatsucker) (Caprimulgus carolinensis, formerly Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
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Caprimulgus carolinensis
n : large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
[syn: chuck-will's-widow]