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chuck-will's-wid·ow | \ ˌchək-ˌwilz-ˈwi-(ˌ)dō 
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: a nightjar (Caprimulgus carolinensis) of the southeastern U.S.
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The first known use of chuck-will's-widow was in 1791
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