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Caprimulgus carolinensis

DEFINITIONS OF: Caprimulgus carolinensis

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n large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States

Synonyms:
chuck-will's-widow
Type of:
caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
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