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whippoorwill Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
A medium-sized, highly camouflaged nocturnal nightjar native to the forests of eastern North America, renowned for its distinctive and repetitive trisyllabic song.
Usage Example
"As dusk settled over the Appalachian woods, the haunting, rhythmic call of a lone nightjar echoed through the trees."
Strong
nightjar
Weak
goatsucker
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Whippoorwill. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/whippoorwill