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Pronunciation: (hwip'ur-wil", wip'-; hwip"ur-wil', wip"-), [key]
n.
a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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