OILBIRD

oilbird, guacharo, Steatornis caripensis

(noun) nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oilbird (plural oilbirds)

Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.

Source: Wiktionary


Oil"bird`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Guacharo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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