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单词 chuck-will's-widow
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chuck-will's-widow

[ chuhk-wilz-wid-oh ]
/ ˈtʃʌk wɪlzˈwɪd oʊ /

noun

a goatsucker, Caprimulgus carolinensis, of the southern U.S., resembling the whippoorwill but larger.

Origin of chuck-will's-widow

First recorded in 1785–95; fanciful representation of its incessant call

Words nearby chuck-will's-widow

chucklehead, chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuckwalla, chuck-will's-widow, chucky, chuddar, chuddies, chuddy, Chudskoye Ozero
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British Dictionary definitions for chuck-will's-widow

chuck-will's-widow

noun

a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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