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caracara
[ kahr-uh-kahr-uh, kar-uh-kar-uh ]
noun
- any of certain long-legged birds of prey of the falcon family, of the southern U.S. and Central and South America that feed on carrion.
caracara
/ ˌkɑːrəˈkɑːrə /
noun
- any of various large carrion-eating diurnal birds of prey of the genera Caracara, Polyborus, etc, of S North, Central, and South America, having long legs and naked faces: family Falconidae (falcons)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caracara1
1830–40; < Spanish or Portuguese < Tupi; imitative of its cry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caracara1
C19: from Spanish or Portuguese, from Tupi; of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
As science had shunned Hudson, so it shunned the caracara branch of family Falconidae.
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The flight of the caracara is heavy and slow, and it is generally an inactive, tame, and cowardly bird.
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It will frequently wait, as does the caracara, at the mouth of a rabbit-hole, and seize on the animal when it comes out.
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The caracara takes little notice, except by bobbing its head.
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They are usually known in localities where they are found, as Caracara Eagles.
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The Caracara lays two eggs; the nest is generally placed on the ground among brushwood.
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