caracara

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caracara

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/

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From Spanish caracara or Portuguese carcará, from Tupian, probably imitative.

noun caracaras

Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the subfamily Caracarinae. The caracara's flight is direct and rapid, not at all like that of the vulture, which sails and soars in spirals.

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noun bird of prey

Español	caracará, carancho
Português	carcará, caracará
Deutsch	Geierfalke
Română	caracara

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"caracara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caracara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{caracara_2026,
  title = {caracara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caracara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}