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Noun: Caprimulgus carolinensis
  1. Large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
    "We heard the distinctive call of the Caprimulgus carolinensis at nightfall";
    - chuck-will's-widow

Type of: caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar

Part of: Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus

Encyclopedia: Caprimulgus carolinensis