whippoorwill
/ˈhwɪppʊəˌwɪl/noun
1- a North and Central American nightjar with a distinctive call三声夜鹰。
1.1
- Caprimulgus vociferus, family Caprimulgidae.拉丁名Caprimulgus vociferus,夜鹰科。
词源
early 18th cent.: imitative of its call.