Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oil-burd]
- /ˈɔɪlˌbɜrd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oil-burd]
- /ˈɔɪlˌbɜrd/
Definitions of oilbird word
- noun oilbird guacharo. 1
- noun oilbird Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels. 1
- noun oilbird 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 0
- noun oilbird guacharo 0
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Origin of oilbird
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; oil + bird
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Oilbird
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oilbird popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
oilbird usage trend in Literature
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