poorwill

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noun

nightjar (bird)

Similar
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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Meanings

nounpoorwill (plural poorwills)

plural poorwills

  1. nightjar (bird)

Synonyms & antonyms

noungoatsucker of western North America

Similar
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Broader
goatsuckernightjarcaprimulgid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Imitative of its note.

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APA

poorwill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorwill

MLA

“poorwill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorwill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poorwill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorwill.

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