Caracara Definition

kărə-kărə, -kə-rä
noun
Any of various large New World birds of prey (family Falconidae) that feed mostly on carrion.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae.

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Other Word Forms of Caracara

Noun

Singular:
caracara
Plural:
caracaras

Origin of Caracara

  • Spanish Portuguese caracará both from Tupí caracara

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Caracara 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.

  • Red backed hawks and crested caracara competed for perches in the few yew trees I was camping in the shelter of.

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CCACAR

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ARAARA

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