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Noun: Steatornis caripensis
  1. Nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
    - oilbird, guacharo

Type of: caprimulgiform bird

Part of: genus Steatornis, Steatornis

Encyclopedia: Steatornis caripensis