Guacharo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the oilbird (A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis) dated
  2. 2
    nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter wordnet

Etymology

Compare Spanish guácharo (“sickly, dropsical”), guacharaca (“a sort of bird”).

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