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STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Steatornis caripensis" is a kind of...):
caprimulgiform bird (long-winged nonpasserine birds)
Holonyms ("Steatornis caripensis" is a member of...):
genus Steatornis; Steatornis (type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae)
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