POORWILL


Meaning of POORWILL in English

ˈpü(ə)rˌwil noun

( -s )

Etymology: imitative

: a bird of the western United States and Mexico ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii ) that is similar to the whippoorwill but smaller and that has a note of two syllables only

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