CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW

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Meaning:

Large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States

Synonyms:

Caprimulgus carolinensis; chuck-will's-widow

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chuck-will's-widow" is a kind of...):

caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)

Holonyms ("chuck-will's-widow" is a member of...):

Caprimulgus; genus Caprimulgus (type genus of the Caprimulgidae)

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