any of various large New World birds of prey (family Falconidae) that feed mostly on carrion
Origin of caracara
Spanish from Tupí, of echoic origin, originallycaracara
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caracara
noun
Any of several large carrion-eating or predatory birds in the family Falconidae, native to South and Central America and the southern United States.
Origin of caracara
SpanishPortuguese caracará both from Tupí caracaraTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
- A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae.
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Sentence Examples
- In a narrow strip along the Gulf there are some Mexican or tropical birds, notably the caracara and two varieties of grackle (Megaquiscalus).
- The carrion hawks are represented by the Polyborus tharus, popularly called the " caracara," and the Phalcobaenus carunculatus; the falcons by the Aesalon columbarius; and the kites by the Gampsonyx swainsoni.