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chuck-will’s-widow

chuck-will's-wid·ow (plural chuck-will's-wid·ows)


noun 
Definition:
 
nightjar: a large bird of the nightjar family with mottled brown markings. Native to: central and southern United States.  Latin name Caprimulgus carolinensis.

[Late 18th century. An imitation of its call]
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