"caracara" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/ Forms: caracaras [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish caracara or Portuguese carcará, from Tupian, probably imitative. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|caracara}} Spanish caracara, {{bor|en|pt|carcará}} Portuguese carcará, {{der|en|tup|-}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun}} caracara (plural caracaras)
  1. Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the family Falconidae. Categories (lifeform): Falconids Translations (bird of prey): caracarà [masculine] (Catalan), karakara (Finnish), Geierfalke [masculine] (German), galagaláʼii (Navajo), carcará [masculine] (Portuguese), caracará [masculine] (Portuguese), alqamari (Quechua), caracara [masculine] (Romanian), caracará (Spanish), carancho (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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