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Guacharo logo #10101) Caprimulgiform bird 2) Oilbird 3) Steatornis caripensis
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Guacharo

Guacharo logo #10101) Oilbird
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Guacharo

Guacharo logo #21002• (n.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird.
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guacharo

guacharo logo #20973<zoology> A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. Steatornis); called also oilbird. ... It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in place of butter, is extracted from the young by the natives. ... Origin: Cf. Sp. Guacharo sickly, dropsical, gu...
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Guacharo

Guacharo logo #20972Gua·cha'ro noun [ Confer Spanish guácharo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zoology) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ( Steatornis Caripensis , or S. steatornis ); -- called also oilbird. » It resembles the goatsucke...
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Guacharo

Guacharo logo #21217The Guacharo or Oil-Bird (Steatornis Caripensis) is a bird of the goat-sucker family. It is nocturnal and a native of South America. It is the size of a common fowl with a curved and toothed bill and long pointed wings. Guacharo feed upon fruit, becoming so fat that Indians kill them for their oil.
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guacharo

guacharo logo #21199a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat. Also called
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