Oilbird

3 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  oilbird \oil"bird`\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Guacharo}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oilbird
       n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty
           young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
           [syn: {guacharo}, {Steatornis caripensis}]