Noun: whippoorwill 'wi-pu(r),wil
- American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
"The whippoorwill's call echoed through the woods on summer nights";
- Caprimulgus vociferus
Derived forms: whippoorwills
Type of: caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar
Part of: Caprimulgus, genus Caprimulgus
Encyclopedia: Whippoorwill, Oklahoma