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chuck-will's-widow
[ chuhk-wilz-wid-oh ]
/ ĖtŹŹk wÉŖlzĖwÉŖd oŹ /
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noun
a goatsucker, Caprimulgus carolinensis, of the southern U.S., resembling the whippoorwill but larger.
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Origin of chuck-will's-widow
First recorded in 1785ā95; fanciful representation of its incessant call
Words nearby chuck-will's-widow
chucklehead, chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuckwalla, chuck-will's-widow, chucky, chuddar, chuddies, chuddy, Chudskoye Ozero
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British Dictionary definitions for chuck-will's-widow
chuck-will's-widow
noun
a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill
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