oilbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

oilbird oilbirds

Etymology

From oil + bird.

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