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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Caracara

/(kä`rȧkä"rȧ)/ · Ca·ra·ca·ra · IPA /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/
01 n. A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are …
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    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.(Zool.) Also: carrion buzzards