English Dictionary

pope

/pəʊp/

noun

(US, dialectal, obsolete) The whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus). / (US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

The pope visited the United States.

意味（1）

(US, dialectal, obsolete) The whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus).

The Whipperwill has so named itself by its nocturnal songs. It is also called the pope, by reason of its darting with great swiftness, from the clouds almost to the ground, and bawling out Pope!

意味（2）

(US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).

Common Nighthawk... Pope (Conn[ecticut]. From the sound made by its wings while dropping through the air).