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caracara

American  
[kahr-uh-kahr-uh, kar-uh-kar-uh] / ˌkɑr əˈkɑr ə, ˌkær əˈkær ə /

noun

  1. 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 British  
/ ˌkɑːrəˈkɑːrə /

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of caracara

1830–40; < Spanish or Portuguese < Tupi; imitative of its cry

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