WHIPPOORWILL

whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus

(noun) American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Imitative of its note.

Noun

whippoorwill (plural whippoorwills)

a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus, a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.

Source: Wiktionary

Whip"-poor-will`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also whippowil.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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