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    STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butterplay

    Synonyms:

    guacharo; oilbird; Steatornis caripensis

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    Nouns denoting animals

    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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