whippoorwill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
The distinctive call of the above bird.

/ˈʍɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ /ˈwɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ /ˈwɪp.əˌwɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whippoorwill.wav

whippoorwill whippoorwills whip-poor-will whippowill whip-o-will whip-o'-will

Imitative of its note.

chuck-will's-widow nightjar

eastern whippoorwill Mexican whippoorwill

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