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Antrostomus

noun
An·​tros·​to·​mus | \an‧ˈträstəməs\

Definition of Antrostomus 

in some classifications

: a genus of birds including the whippoorwill and chuck-will's-widow

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History and Etymology for Antrostomus

New Latin, from antro- (from Latin antrum cave) + -stomus

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