poor-will

[ poo r-wil ]
/ ˈpʊərˌwɪl /

noun

a goatsucker, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, of western North America.

Origin of poor-will

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; imitative

Words nearby poor-will

poor white, poor white trash, poor-do, poor-mouth, poor-spirited, poor-will, poorhouse, poori, poorish, poorly, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma