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whippoorwill

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

whip·poor·will / ˈ(h)wipərˌwil/ (also whip-poor-will) • n. a North and Central American nightjar (Caprimulgus vociferus) with a distinctive call.

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whip-poor-will

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

whip-poor-will Amer. nightjar. XVIII. imit. of the bird's note.

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Caprimulgus vociferus

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

Caprimulgus vociferus (whip-poor-will) See CAPRIMULGIDAE.

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whip-poor-will

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) See CAPRIMULGIDAE.

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whippoorwill

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

whippoorwill see goatsucker .

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whippoorwill

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

whippoorwill See nightjar

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whippoorwill

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

whippoorwill •anvil, Granville •Jacksonville • Nashville •Greville, Neville •Melville • Grenville • weevil •Merthyr Tydfil • Louisville •Mandeville • Stanleyville • Knoxville •Orville • Townsville • Léopoldville •Huntsville • Elisabethville •vaudeville • Bougainville •Brazzaville • chervil • tranquil •Anwyl • pigswill • jonquil •whippoorwill • frazil • fusil

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