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Definition of Genus Steatornis
1. Noun. Type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Steatornithidae, Steatornithidae
Member holonyms: Guacharo, Oilbird, Steatornis Caripensis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Steatornis
Literary usage of Genus Steatornis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"This family contains a single bird—the Guácharo—forming the genus Steatornis,
first discovered by Humboldt in a cavern in Venezuela, and since found in deep ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"In the first family the genus steatornis (Ilum- boldt) becomes so plump on the
rich palm fruits of Guadeloupe and Trinidad in the breeding season that their ..."
3. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"In the first subfamily the genus steatornis (Humboldt) become so plump on the
rich palm fruits of Guadeloupe and Trinidad in the breeding season that their ..."
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