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POORWILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Goatsucker of western North America
Synonyms:
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; poorwill
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poorwill" is a kind of...):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
Holonyms ("poorwill" is a member of...):
genus Phalaenoptilus; Phalaenoptilus (a genus of Caprimulgidae)