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Whippoorwill

Whip'po-wïll, n.

noun

n. See WHIP-POOR-WILL.

Whip'-poor-will, n.

noun

(110), n. (Ornith.) An American bird, allied to the nighthawk and nightjar, so called from its note, or the sounds of its voice; a species of Caprimulgus (C. vociferus).

An engraved bird with patterned plumage is perched on a branch.