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chuck-will's-widow

chuck-will's-widow noun: antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.

chuck-will's-widow: antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States
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Noun

chuck-will's-widow (plural chuck-will's-widows)

  1. Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.

Forms of chuck-will's-widow

pluralchuck-will's-widows

Origin of chuck-will's-widow

Imitative of its note.

Questions about chuck-will's-widow

What does chuck-will's-widow mean?
Chuck-will's-widow means antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.
What part of speech is chuck-will's-widow?
Chuck-will's-widow is a noun.
What is the plural of chuck-will's-widow?
The plural of chuck-will's-widow is chuck-will's-widows.

Words near chuck-will's-widow in the dictionary

  1. chuck-farthing
  2. chuck-full
  3. chuck-in
  4. chuck-ins
  5. chuck-luck
  6. chuck-will's-widow
  7. chuck-will's-widows
  8. chuckable
  9. chuckawalla
  10. chuckawallas
  11. chuckaway

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