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 Definitions of whippoorwill  [ˈʰwɪp ərˌwɪl, ˈwɪp-; ˌʰwɪp ərˈwɪl, ˌwɪp-]  

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Definition of 'whippoorwill' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) whippoorwill
a North American nightjar of woodlands, Caprimulgus vociferus, with an insistently repeated call.

Etymology:  (1700–10, Amer.; imit.)

Definition of 'whippoorwill' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

'whippoorwill' - Nearby Entries  

whip-round  whipping top  whipple's penstemon  whippletree  whippoorwill  whippy  whipsaw  



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