CARACARA

caracara

(noun) any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caracara (plural caracaras)

Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the family Falconidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"`ra*ca"ra, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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