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noun
A nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: guacharo, Steatornis caripensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caprimulgiform bird
History
From oil + bird.
Across languages
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