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‖ diablotin|djɑblotɛ̃|
[F. diablotin, dim. of diable devil.]
1. A little devil; an imp.
1812Scott Fam. Lett. 1 Jan. (1894) I. viii. 237 A whole hive of these little diablotins. 1821― Kenilw. xxiv, The little diablotin again thrust in his oar. 1828Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 746 The mischievous diablotin who had cut so principal a figure among his tormentors.
2. a. In the West Indies, the rare black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata. b. A name in Trinidad for the guacharo.
1823J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VII. 366 They [sc. Trinidad Goatsuckers] were served up without the heads or feet, under the name of Dumpy Ducks, or Diablotins. 1891Ibid. 6th Ser. III. 131 The Capped Petrel or Diablotin (Œstrelata hæsitata) formerly bred on the tops of the mountains of Dominica. 1958J. C. Greenway Extinct & Vanishing Birds of World 151 If, as is supposed, the diablotin nests somewhere in this vicinity [sc. Hispaniola], it must be considered to be in great danger in that part of its range. 1961G. A. C. Herklots Birds of Trinidad & Tobago 131 Guachero or Oilbird or Diablotin. |