Usually means: Night bird that hibernates seasonally.
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  1. poorwill: Merriam-Webster
  2. poorwill: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. poorwill: Collins English Dictionary
  4. poorwill: Vocabulary.com
  5. poorwill: Wiktionary
  6. poorwill: Dictionary.com
  7. poorwill: Rhymezone
  8. poorwill: FreeDictionary.org
  9. poorwill: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. poorwill: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  nightjar (bird)

Similar:
phalaenoptilus nuttallii, jar-owl, fernowl, whip-poor-will, nighthawk, night-jar, evejar, screech-hawk, nightchurr, nightjar, more...

Opposite:
richness, wealth, affluence

Phrases:
Common poorwill, more...

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Similar:
phalaenoptilus nuttallii, jar-owl, fernowl, whip-poor-will, nighthawk, night-jar, evejar, screech-hawk, nightchurr, nightjar, more...

Opposite:
richness, wealth, affluence

Phrases:
Common poorwill, more...



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