Definitions
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- noun
nightjar (bird)
Etymologies
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Imitative of its note.
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Examples
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The goatsuckers are a group of birds whose members include the poorwill whip or not, the nighthawk, and yes, the pauraque.
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Their weird cries are reflected in the common names for many of the species, e.g., whippoorwill, chuck-will's-widow, poorwill, poor-me-one, potoo, and pauraque.
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An explanation that does nothing for most folks around here, unless they used to live back East and have an idea what a poorwill is.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2003
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On the second night there was a scare when a poorwill swooped over the restless herd, uttering its mournful cry.
Centennial Michener, James 1974
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