steatornisn.

/stiːəˈtɔːnɪs/

Etymology: modern Latin (Humboldt 1814), < Greek στεατ-, στέαρ fat + ὄρνις bird.

A bird of the species Steatornis caripensis, the type and only representative of the family Steatornithidæ; the guacharo n. or oil-bird of South America.

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1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. iii. vii. 125 The guacharo is of the size of our fowls... I have noted it under the name of steatornis.

1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 776 Steatornis breeds by the hundreds in the vast gloomy caves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	steatornis
释义	steatornisn. /stiːəˈtɔːnɪs/ Etymology: modern Latin (Humboldt 1814), < Greek στεατ-, στέαρ fat + ὄρνις bird. A bird of the species Steatornis caripensis, the type and only representative of the family Steatornithidæ; the guacharo n. or oil-bird of South America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > steatornis caripensis (oil-bird) steatornis1818 diablotin1823 guacharo1830 oilbird1859 1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. iii. vii. 125 The guacharo is of the size of our fowls... I have noted it under the name of steatornis. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 776 Steatornis breeds by the hundreds in the vast gloomy caves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1818
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