whippoorwillとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Imitative of its note.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)wɪp.ɚ.ˌwɪl/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪp.ə.ˌwɪl/
• ハイフネーション: whip‧poor‧will

名詞

whippoorwill (複数形 whippoorwills)

1. A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
   • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 55:

     “Seems like I heard a whippoorwill callinʼ, and I thought to myself, Go on away from here, weʼll whip ole Will when we find him.”

2. The distinct call of the above bird.

   The bird sang his whippoorwills all night.

派生語

• eastern whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus)
• Mexican whippoorwill (Antrostomus arizonae)

参考

• chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)

参照

• whippoorwill at OneLook Dictionary Search