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WHIPPOORWILL

Dictionary entry overview: What does whippoorwill mean?

• WHIPPOORWILL (noun)
The noun WHIPPOORWILL has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: WHIPPOORWILL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WHIPPOORWILL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill

Hypernyms ("whippoorwill" 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 ("whippoorwill" is a member of...):

Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)

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