oilbird

O1I1L1B3I1R1D2

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.

Similar
guacharoSteatornis caripensis
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounoilbird (plural oilbirds)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
guacharoSteatornis caripensis
Broader
caprimulgiform bird
Also see
guacharo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oil + bird.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian гуахаро
  • гуахаро (guaharo)Steatornis caripensis
Catalan ocell de l'oli
  • ocell de l'oliSteatornis caripensis
Dutch vetvogel
  • vetvogelSteatornis caripensis
Finnish rasvakehrääjä
  • rasvakehrääjäSteatornis caripensis
French guacharo des cavernes
  • guacharo des cavernesSteatornis caripensis
German Fettschwalm
  • FettschwalmSteatornis caripensis
Italian steatornite, guaciaro
  • steatorniteSteatornis caripensis
  • guaciaroSteatornis caripensis
Japanese 油夜鷹
  • 油夜鷹 (abura yotaka)Steatornis caripensis
Korean 기름쏙독새
  • 기름쏙독새 (gireumssokdoksae)Steatornis caripensis
Polish tłuszczak
  • tłuszczakSteatornis caripensis
Russian гуаха́ро, жиря́к
  • гуаха́ро (guaxáro)Steatornis caripensis
  • жиря́к (žirják)Steatornis caripensis
Spanish guácharo
  • guácharoSteatornis caripensis
Swedish oljefågel
  • oljefågelSteatornis caripensis
Cite this entry
APA

oilbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilbird

MLA

“oilbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oilbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilbird.

Source: oilbird on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.