caracara Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ca"`ra*ca"ra noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913