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oilbird |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oilbird \Oil"bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Guacharo}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Guacharo \Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp gu['a]charo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo["o]l.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird.} Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in place of butter, is extracted from the young by the natives. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oilbird n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn: {guacharo}, {Steatornis caripensis}]
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