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POORWILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does poorwill mean?
• POORWILL (noun)
The noun POORWILL has 1 sense:
1. goatsucker of western North America
Familiarity information: POORWILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Goatsucker of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; poorwill
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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