CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW
Dictionary entry overview: What does chuck-will's-widow mean? • CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (noun)
The noun CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW has 1 sense:
1. large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
Familiarity information: CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (noun)
Meaning:
Large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Caprimulgus carolinensis; chuck-will's-widow
Hypernyms ("chuck-will's-widow" is a kind of...):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
Holonyms ("chuck-will's-widow" is a member of...):
Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)
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