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Whip-Poor-Will

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(n.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; - so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whip-Poor-Will'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whip-poor-will.html. 1828.
 
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