Chuck-will's-widow

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.
  2. 2
    large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States wordnet

Synonyms

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caprimulgus carolinensis

Etymology

Imitative of its note.

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