WHIPPOORWILL


Meaning of WHIPPOORWILL in English

/ ˈwɪpəwɪl; NAmE -pərw-/ noun

a brown N American bird with a cry that sounds like its name

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: imitative of its call.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.