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guacharo
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Guacharo
(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.
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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.
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guacharo
(wn) | guacharo
n 1: nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty
young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn:
oilbird, guacharo, Steatornis caripensis] |
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Guacharo
(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.
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