Whip"-poor-will` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
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. [Written also whippowil.]
Whip"-poor-will` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
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. [Written also whippowil.]