n. A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A caprimulgine bird, Nyctibius jamaicensis.
Word Usage
"Their weird cries are reflected in the common names for many of the species, e.g., whippoorwill, chuck-will's-widow, poorwill, poor-me-one, potoo, and pauraque."