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Definition of whippoorwill noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whippoorwill

noun
 
/ˈwɪpəwɪl/
 
/ˈwɪpərwɪl/
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  1. a brown North American bird with a call that sounds like its nameTopics Birdsc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: imitative of its call.
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