noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter wordnet

Synonyms

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steatornis caripensiscaripi oilbirddistributionfrugivorous nocturnal birdgeographic rangeguacharo

Antonyms

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diurnal insectivoreextinct range

Etymology

From oil + bird.