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Noun: poorwill
  1. Goatsucker of western North America
    - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Derived forms: poorwills

Type of: caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar

Part of: genus Phalaenoptilus, Phalaenoptilus

Encyclopedia: Poorwill