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Whippoorwill vs Poorwill - What's the difference?

whippoorwill | poorwill | Related terms |

Poorwill is a related term of whippoorwill.



As nouns the difference between whippoorwill and poorwill

is that whippoorwill is a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus, a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call while poorwill is nightjar (bird.

whippoorwill

English

(whip-poor-will)

Alternative forms

* whip-poor-will

Noun

(wikipedia whippoorwill) (whippoorwills)
  • a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus , a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.

    • poorwill

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • nightjar (bird)

    • Related terms

    * whippoorwill