Whip-poor-will n. Zool. An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also whippowil.]
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whippoorwill
n : American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
[syn: Caprimulgus vociferus]