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单词 caracara
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Definition of caracara in English:

caracara

nounPlural caracaras ˌkarəˈkɑːrəˌkarəˈkarə
  • A large New World bird of prey of the falcon family, with a bare face and a deep bill, feeding largely on carrion.

    Family Falconidae: four genera and several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
    • We observed several instances of Crested and Chimango caracaras feeding on rhea eggs in deserted nests.
    • Here you stand a good chance of spotting such rare birds as the chestnut-fronted macaw and red-throated caracara.
    • Until you spot a long-limbed, regal caracara or a cute, little falconet, you haven't met the whole Falconidae family.
    • Some of the oldest known falconids include a crested caracara and a peregrine falcon, both of which lived to 22 years old.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish or Portuguese caracará, from Tupi-Guarani, imitating its cry.

 
 

Definition of caracara in US English:

caracara

nounˌkarəˈkarə
  • A large New World bird of prey of the falcon family, with a bare face and a deep bill, feeding largely on carrion.

    Family Falconidae: four genera and several species, in particular the common caracara (Polyborus plancus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the oldest known falconids include a crested caracara and a peregrine falcon, both of which lived to 22 years old.
    • It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
    • Here you stand a good chance of spotting such rare birds as the chestnut-fronted macaw and red-throated caracara.
    • We observed several instances of Crested and Chimango caracaras feeding on rhea eggs in deserted nests.
    • Until you spot a long-limbed, regal caracara or a cute, little falconet, you haven't met the whole Falconidae family.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish or Portuguese caracará, from Tupi-Guarani, imitating its cry.

 
 
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