OILBIRD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter

Synonyms:

guacharo; oilbird; Steatornis caripensis

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("oilbird" is a kind of...):

caprimulgiform bird (long-winged nonpasserine birds)

Holonyms ("oilbird" is a member of...):

genus Steatornis; Steatornis (type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae)

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