Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Caracara"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
Note: The black caracara is {Ibycter ater}; the chimango is
{Milvago chimango}; the Brazilian is {Polyborus
Braziliensis}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
caracara
n : any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and
Central America
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