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whip•poor•will
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.
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