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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..
Use oilbird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oilbird means 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..
Common synonyms include guacharo, steatornis caripensis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use oilbird where its definition matches the intended context.
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