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单词 whippoorwill
释义 whip·poor·will
\|(h)wipə(r)|wil also -i(p)(ˌ)pu̇r|w- or -u̇ə|w-\ noun
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Etymology: imitative
1. : a nocturnal goatsucker (Caprimulgus vociferus) of the eastern United States and Canada that is related to the European nightjar, that is seldom seen although its call is often heard at nightfall or just before dawn, that is spotted, barred, and vermiculated with black, brown, and buffy, and that has the terminal half of the outer tail feathers white and a crescent in the throat which is white in the male and buffy in the female
2. New England : a moccasin flower (Cypripedium acaule)
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