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    CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Caprimulgus carolinensis; chuck-will's-widow

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("chuck-will's-widow" 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 ("chuck-will's-widow" is a member of...):

    Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)

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