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

Derived forms: chuck-will's-widows

Type of: caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar

Part of: Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus

Encyclopedia: Chuck-will's-widow