caracara

car·a·car·a

C0095800 (kăr′ə-kăr′ə, -kə-rä′)n. Any of several large carrion-eating or predatory birds in the family Falconidae, native to South and Central America and the southern United States.

[Spanish and Portuguese caracará, both from Tupí caracara.]

caracara

(ˌkɑːrəˈkɑːrə) n (Animals) 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)[C19: from Spanish or Portuguese, from Tupi; of imitative origin]

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(ˌkɑr əˈkɑr ə, ˌkær əˈkær ə)

n., pl. -ras. any of several large birds of prey of the falcon family, inhabiting tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. [1830–40; < Sp or Portuguese < Tupi]

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Noun

caracara - any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central Americafalcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flightAudubon's caracara, Polyborus cheriway audubonii - widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tailcarancha, Polyborus plancus - South American caracara

Translations

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caracara

(kär'əkär`ə): see falconfalcon,
common name for members of the Falconidae, a heterogeneous family of long-winged birds of prey similar to the hawks but genetically more closely related to the parrots and other birds.
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Caracara

the common name for birds of the subfamily Daptriinae, family Falconidae, order of diurnal birds of prey. In contrast to the true falcon, the caracara lacks a tooth on the upper beak and has naked cheeks and throat (sometimes sparsely covered with feathers). It has blunt wings, a long crop, and weak claws. It flies rather poorly but runs well; therefore it tends to stay on the ground.

Carnearas are insectivorous or omnivorous and frequentlyfeed on carrion. They are found in America from the southernUSA to Tierra del Fuego. There are four genera with nine spe-cies. The common caracara, or carancha (Polyborus planeas), isabout 70 cm long; its back is dark brown with lighter crossstripes, and its head is crested. It lives in open level terrain andnests in bushes. It lays two to three eggs in a clutch, which areincubated for 28 days.

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

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