- oilbird
- oilbird \oil"bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Guacharo}. [1913 Webster]
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oilbird
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Oilbird — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
oilbird — [oil′bʉrd΄] n. GUACHARO … English World dictionary
oilbird — /oyl berrd /, n. guacharo. [1890 95; OIL + BIRD] * * * ▪ bird also called Guácharo (Steatornis caripensis), nocturnal bird of South America that lives in caves and feeds on fruit, mainly the nuts of oil palms. The oilbird is an aberrant… … Universalium
oilbird — Guacharo Gua*cha ro, n. [Cf. Sp. gu[ a]charo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo[ o]l.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); called also {oilbird}. [1913 Webster] Note: It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oilbird — n. guacharo, large nocturnal bird that feeds on fruit and looks like a nightjar and lives in caves in Central and South America (the young of the oilbird have a layer of fat that yields an oil used instead of butter) … English contemporary dictionary
oilbird — guacharai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornis angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalm, m rus. гуахаро, m; жиряк, m pranc. guacharo, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guachariniai siauresnis terminas – guacharas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — guacharas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornis caripensis angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalm, m rus. гуахаро, m; жиряк, m pranc. guacharo des cavernes, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guacharai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — guachariniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornithidae angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalme rus. гуахаро; жиряки pranc. stéatornithidés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guachariniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas – guacharai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — noun Date: circa 1890 a nocturnal bird (Steatornis caripensis) of northern South America and Trinidad that is related to the nightjars, feeds chiefly on the fatty fruits of various palms, and has fatty young from which an oil used especially in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oilbird — noun Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels … Wiktionary
