Definition of Whippoorwill

1. Noun. American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage.

Exact synonyms: Caprimulgus Vociferus
Generic synonyms: Caprimulgid, Goatsucker, Nightjar
Group relationships: Caprimulgus, Genus Caprimulgus

Definition of Whippoorwill

1. n. 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.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Whippoorwill

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Whippoorwill

whippier
whippiest
whipping
whippings
whipping boy
whipping cream
whipping post
whipping top
Whipple's disease
Whipple's operation
Whipple's penstemon
whippletree
whippletree
whippletrees
whipple disease
whippoorwill (current term)
whippoorwills
whippy
whipray
whiprays
whips
whipsaw
whipsawed
whipsawing
whipsawn
whipsaws
whipsnake
whipsnakes
whipstall
whipstalls

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