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Whip-poor-will
Pronunciation : Whip"-poor-will`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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. [Written also whippowil.]
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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