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Webster 1913 Edition
Caracara
Caˊra-ca′ra
(käˊrȧkä′rȧ)
, Noun.
(Zool.)
A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called
carrion buzzards
. ☞ The black caracara is
Ibycter ater
; the chimango is Milvago chimango
; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis
.