chuck-will's-widow

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Definitions of chuck-will's-widow word

noun chuck-will's-widow a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill 3
noun chuck-will's-widow a large nightjar (Caprimulgus carolinensis) of the S U.S., often mistaken for the slightly smaller whippoorwill 3
noun chuck-will's-widow a goatsucker, Caprimulgus carolinensis, of the southern U.S., resembling the whippoorwill but larger. 1
noun chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States. 0

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95; fanciful representation of its incessant call

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