caracara

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caracara - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is
           Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis
           .
           [1913 Webster]

caracara - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caracara
      n 1: any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South
           America and Central America