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poorwill

poorwill noun: nightjar (bird).

Noun

poorwill (plural poorwills)

  1. nightjar (bird)

Forms of poorwill

pluralpoorwills

Origin of poorwill

Imitative of its note.

Questions about poorwill

What does poorwill mean?
Poorwill means nightjar (bird).
What part of speech is poorwill?
Poorwill is a noun.
What is the plural of poorwill?
The plural of poorwill is poorwills.

Words near poorwill in the dictionary

  1. pooron
  2. poors
  3. poorsies
  4. poort
  5. poorts
  6. poorwill
  7. poorwills
  8. poos
  9. pooseback
  10. poosplosion
  11. poosplosions

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