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oilbird

oilbird noun: a nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.

oilbird: a nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order...
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Noun

oilbird (plural oilbirds)

  1. A nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.

Forms of oilbird

pluraloilbirds

Origin of oilbird

From oil + bird.

Questions about oilbird

What does oilbird mean?
Oilbird means a nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.
What part of speech is oilbird?
Oilbird is a noun.
What is the plural of oilbird?
The plural of oilbird is oilbirds.

Words near oilbird in the dictionary

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  2. oilbean
  3. oilbeans
  4. oilberg
  5. oilbergs
  6. oilbird
  7. oilbirds
  8. oilbox
  9. oilboxes
  10. oilbrush
  11. oilbrushes

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