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Oilbird — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
oilbird — oil bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Guacharo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oilbird — [oil′bʉrd΄] n. GUACHARO … English World dictionary
oilbird — /oyl berrd /, n. guacharo. [1890 95; OIL + BIRD] * * * ▪ bird also called Guácharo (Steatornis caripensis), nocturnal bird of South America that lives in caves and feeds on fruit, mainly the nuts of oil palms. The oilbird is an aberrant… … Universalium
oilbird — Guacharo Gua*cha ro, n. [Cf. Sp. gu[ a]charo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo[ o]l.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); called also {oilbird}. [1913 Webster] Note: It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oilbird — n. guacharo, large nocturnal bird that feeds on fruit and looks like a nightjar and lives in caves in Central and South America (the young of the oilbird have a layer of fat that yields an oil used instead of butter) … English contemporary dictionary
oilbird — guacharai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornis angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalm, m rus. гуахаро, m; жиряк, m pranc. guacharo, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guachariniai siauresnis terminas – guacharas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — guacharas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornis caripensis angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalm, m rus. гуахаро, m; жиряк, m pranc. guacharo des cavernes, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guacharai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — guachariniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Steatornithidae angl. oilbird vok. Fettschwalme rus. гуахаро; жиряки pranc. stéatornithidés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – guachariniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas – guacharai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
oilbird — noun Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels … Wiktionary
