"whippoorwill" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 94 6
  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, whip-o'-will Derived forms: eastern whippoorwill (taxonomic: Antrostomus vociferus), Mexican whippoorwill (taxonomic: Antrostomus arizonae) Related terms: chuck-will's-widow (taxonomic: Antrostomus carolinensis)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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