2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Guacharo \Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu['a]charo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zool.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird}. [1913 Webster] Note: 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: guacharo n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn: {oilbird}, {Steatornis caripensis}]
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