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oilbird

American  
[oil-burd] / ˈɔɪlˌbɜrd /

noun

  1. guacharo.

oilbird British  
/ ˈɔɪlˌbɜːd /

noun

  1. Also called: guacharo.  a nocturnal gregarious cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, of N South America and Trinidad, having a hooked bill and dark plumage: family Steatornithidae, order Caprimulgiformes

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Etymology

Origin of oilbird

First recorded in 1890–95; oil + bird

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