"whippoorwill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʍɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ [General-American], /ˈwɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ [General-American], /ˈwɪp.əˌwɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: whippoorwills [plural]
Etymology: Imitative of its note. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whippoorwill (plural whippoorwills)
  1. A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call. Categories (lifeform): Caprimulgiforms
    Sense id: en-whippoorwill-en-noun-7zyMxvx6 Disambiguation of Caprimulgiforms: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5
  2. The distinctive call of the above bird. Translations (bird): американски козодой (amerikanski kozodoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ᏍᏆᎴᏩᎵ (squalewali) (Cherokee), amerikankehrääjä (Finnish), bois-pourri (French), Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe [feminine] (German), caprimulgo [masculine] (Italian), succiacapre [masculine] (Italian), caprimulgus [masculine] (Latin), hoshdódii (Navajo), caprimulg [masculine] (Romanian), cuerporruín (Spanish), skriknattskärra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whippoorwill-en-noun-HSvmA9XE Disambiguation of 'bird': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whip-poor-will, whippowill, whip-o-will Derived forms: eastern whippoorwill (taxonomic: Antrostomus vociferus), Mexican whippoorwill (taxonomic: Antrostomus arizonae) Related terms: chuck-will's-widow (taxonomic: Antrostomus carolinensis)

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