POORWILL

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Meaning:

Goatsucker of western North America

Synonyms:

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; poorwill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("poorwill" 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 ("poorwill" is a member of...):

genus Phalaenoptilus; Phalaenoptilus (a genus of Caprimulgidae)

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