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A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.

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  1. n. A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
  2. n. large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
  3. n large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States