Steatornis

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

Proper noun

Steatornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Steatornithidae – oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), of much of northwestern South America and adjacent Central America.

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