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oilbird

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oil·bird  (oilbûrd)
n.
See guacharo.
oilbird [ˈɔɪlˌbɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a nocturnal gregarious cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, of N South America and Trinidad, having a hooked bill and dark plumage: family Steatornithidae, order Caprimulgiformes Also called guacharo
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Noun1.oilbird - nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butteroilbird - nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
guacharo, Steatornis caripensis
caprimulgiform bird - long-winged nonpasserine birds
genus Steatornis, Steatornis - type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae
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