Definition of 'caracara'

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caracara in British

(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)

Word origin of 'caracara'

C19: from Spanish or Portuguese, from Tupi; of imitative origin

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caracara in American

(ˌkɑrəˈkɑrə ; käˌrəkäˈrə)

noun

any of various large New World birds of prey (family Falconidae) that feed mostly on carrion

Word origin of 'caracara'

Sp < Tupí, of echoic orig.

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Used Rarely. caracara is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of caracara from the Collins English Dictionary

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