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piramidig|ˈpɪrəmɪˌdɪg|
[Echoic, after the bird's call.]
A name given in the W. Indies to a night-hawk, Chordiles virginianus or C. minor.
1847Gosse Birds Jamaica 33 We hear a loud, abrupt, and rapid repetition of four or five syllables in the air above our heads, resembling the sounds, piramidig, or gi' me a bit, or perhaps still more, witta-wittawit. Ibid. 37 Whither the Piramidig retires after its twilight evolutions are performed, or where it dwells by day, I have little evidence. 1859Zoologist XVIII. 6976 The peculiarity of flight in the piramidig. 1894Newton Dict. Birds 727 Piramidig, a Creole name,..C[hordiles] minor (Nightjar), being an imitation of its cry uttered during its remarkable flight. |