oilbird

[ oil-burd ]
/ ˈɔɪlˌbɜrd /

noun

Origin of oilbird

First recorded in 1890–95; oil + bird

British Dictionary definitions for oilbird

oilbird
/ (ˈɔɪlˌbɜːd) /

noun

a nocturnal gregarious cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, of N South America and Trinidad, having a hooked bill and dark plumage: family Steatornithidae, order Caprimulgiformes Also called: guacharo