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WHIP-POOR-WILL
WHIP-POOR-WILL
Whip
"-
poor-will
`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
An
American
bird
(Antrostomus vociferus )
allied
to
the
nighthawk
and
goatsucker;
--
so
called
in
imitation
of
the
peculiar
notes
which
it
utters
in
the
evening.
[
Written
also
whippowil.
]
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