chuck-will's-widow
/ˈtʃʌkwɪlzˈwɪdəʊ/noun
1- a large nightjar native to eastern North America卡氏夜鹰。
1.1
- Caprimulgus carolinensis, family Caprimulgidae.拉丁名Caprimulgus carolinensis,夜鹰科。
词源
late 18th cent.: imitative of its call.