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Chuck-Will's-widow
Chuckˊ-Will’s-wid′ow
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of
goatsucker
) (Caprimulgus carolinensis
, formerly Antrostomus Carolinensis
), of the southern United States; – so called from its note. Definition 2024
chuck-will's-widow
chuck-will's-widow
English
Noun
chuck-will's-widow (plural chuck-will's-widows)
- Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.