Whippowil

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whip-poor-will \Whip"-poor-will`\, n. (Zool.)
     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}.]
     [1913 Webster]