Definition of caracara Caracara

/kɑˌɹʌkɑˈɹʌ/ - [karukaru] - ca•ra•ca•ra

We found 5 definitions of caracara from 5 different sources.

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What does caracara mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: caracaras

caracara - any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
  falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
  audubon's caracara, polyborus cheriway audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • caracara (Noun)
    Any of several South South American and Central Central American bird of birds of prey in the family Falconidae.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • caracara (n.)
    A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • caracara
    kar-a-kar′a, n. a popular name for the South American Polyborinæ, a sub-family of Falconidæ, resembling the vultures. [Imit.]

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