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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poorwill/ˈpɔːwɪl/

▶noun a small nightjar found mainly in central and western North America. [Phalaenoptilus nuttallii and other species.]

– origin C19: imitative of its call.

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