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Webster 1913 Edition
Guacharo
‖
Gua-cha′ro
,Noun.
[Cf. Sp.
guácharo
sickly, dropsical, guacharaca
a sort of bird.] (Zool.)
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (
Steatornis Caripensis
, or S. steatornis
); – called also oilbird
. ☞ 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.
Definition 2024
guacharo
guacharo
English
Noun
guacharo (plural guacharos or guacharoes)
- A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis or Steatornis steatornis); the oilbird.