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    WHIPPOORWILL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumageplay

    Synonyms:

    Caprimulgus vociferus; whippoorwill

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("whippoorwill" 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 ("whippoorwill" is a member of...):

    Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)

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