英语词汇“whippoorwill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A whippoorwill is a medium-sized brown bird that is mainly nocturnal and can be found in North and Central America.

It's fairly rare to see a whippoorwill, since it mainly flies, eats, and sings after dark and sleeps during the day. The speckled brown whippoorwill has a somewhat flat head — it resembles a small owl. Its name can also be spelled "whip-poor-will," and it is onomatopoeic; in other words, the name mimics the sound the bird makes. Some New England and Native American folk tales cite the whippoorwill as an omen of death, possibly because of its haunting song.

WORD FAMILY

whippoorwill: whippoorwills

USAGE EXAMPLES

Sometimes one or the other would vaguely remember having heard a whippoorwill call somewhere in the woods, close by, late at night.

Ann Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Un...(1955)

I curled up in a ball and was almost asleep when a whippoorwill called.

Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain(1959)

All of a sudden, Azarenka’s cries of exertion seemed like nothing more than the call of a whippoorwill.

Washington Post(Jul 07, 2015)

n American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

Syn|Hyper

Caprimulgus vociferus

caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

单词	whippoorwill
释义	whippoorwill (once / 16624 pages) n A whippoorwill is a medium-sized brown bird that is mainly nocturnal and can be found in North and Central America. It's fairly rare to see a whippoorwill, since it mainly flies, eats, and sings after dark and sleeps during the day. The speckled brown whippoorwill has a somewhat flat head — it resembles a small owl. Its name can also be spelled "whip-poor-will," and it is onomatopoeic; in other words, the name mimics the sound the bird makes. Some New England and Native American folk tales cite the whippoorwill as an omen of death, possibly because of its haunting song. WORD FAMILY whippoorwill: whippoorwills USAGE EXAMPLES Sometimes one or the other would vaguely remember having heard a whippoorwill call somewhere in the woods, close by, late at night. Ann Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Un...(1955) I curled up in a ball and was almost asleep when a whippoorwill called. Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain(1959) All of a sudden, Azarenka’s cries of exertion seemed like nothing more than the call of a whippoorwill. Washington Post(Jul 07, 2015) n American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage Syn\|Hyper Caprimulgus vociferus caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
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