guacharon.

Brit.

/ˈɡwɑːtʃərəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈɡwɑtʃəˌroʊ/

Etymology: < Spanish guácharo, of South American origin.

A nocturnal bird, Steatornis caripensis, of South America and Trinidad, valued for its oil; the oil-bird. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

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steatornis1818

diablotin1823

guacharo1830

oilbird1859

1830 W. D. Cooley Maritime & Inland Discov. (1846) III. v. xvii. 252 The Guacharo is of the size of our fowls, of a dark bluish grey plumage, and resembling in its manners both the goat-sucker and the alpine crow.

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 462/1 The use of the Guacharo oil is very antient.

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 462/2 [Among the Indians] ‘to go and join the Guacharoes’ means to rejoin their fathers—in short, to die.

1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 395 The hard, indigestible seeds swallowed by the Guacharo are found in quantities on the floor and the ledges of the caverns it frequents.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	guacharo
释义	guacharon. Brit. /ˈɡwɑːtʃərəʊ/, U.S. /ˈɡwɑtʃəˌroʊ/ Etymology: < Spanish guácharo, of South American origin. A nocturnal bird, Steatornis caripensis, of South America and Trinidad, valued for its oil; the oil-bird. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > steatornis caripensis (oil-bird) steatornis1818 diablotin1823 guacharo1830 oilbird1859 1830 W. D. Cooley Maritime & Inland Discov. (1846) III. v. xvii. 252 The Guacharo is of the size of our fowls, of a dark bluish grey plumage, and resembling in its manners both the goat-sucker and the alpine crow. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 462/1 The use of the Guacharo oil is very antient. 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 462/2 [Among the Indians] ‘to go and join the Guacharoes’ means to rejoin their fathers—in short, to die. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 395 The hard, indigestible seeds swallowed by the Guacharo are found in quantities on the floor and the ledges of the caverns it frequents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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