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‖ caracara|kəraˈkɑːra|
Also carcara.
[See quot.]
Name for the South American birds of the Polyborinæ, an aberrant sub-family of the Falconidæ, with affinities toward the Vultures.
1838Penny Cycl. X. 168 Marcgrave was the first to introduce into Europe the name of Caracara, the vulgar appellation of the bird in Brazil, derived from its hoarse and peculiar cry. |
