guacharos

Variant of guacharo

guacharo definition

gua·charo (gwä′c̸hə rō′)

noun pl. guacharos -·ros′

a South American night goatsucker (Steatornis caripensis) of a family (Steatornithidae) with only one species; oilbird: the melted fat of the young birds is used for cooking and lighting

Etymology: Sp guácharo, lit., sickly, whining: prob. so named from its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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