WHIPPOORWILL


Meaning of WHIPPOORWILL in English

/hwip"euhr wil', wip"-; hwip'euhr wil", wip'-/ , n.

a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny.

[ 1700-10, Amer.; imit. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .