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caracara

ca·ra·cara

UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/ US/ˌkɑrʌˈkɑrʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America

Origin

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

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