caracara

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/

caracara means any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the subfamily Caracarinae.

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caracara is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/.

Etymology

From Spanish caracara or Portuguese carcará, from Tupian, probably imitative.

noun

Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the subfamily Caracarinae.e.g.“The caracara's flight is direct and rapid, not at all like that of the vulture, which sails and soars in spirals.” — 1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 106:

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

carancha 71% match — Synonym of caracara. vs caracara →
falconid 71% match — Any member of the Falconidae; a falcon or caracara. vs caracara →
carancho 65% match — southern crested caracara vs caracara →
cariamid 63% match — Any bird in the family Cariamidae; a seriema. vs caracara →
becard 63% match — A South American flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus. vs caracara →
caracal 63% match — A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal. vs caracara →
aracari 62% match — Any of a number of species of toucan in the genus Pteroglossus. vs caracara →
curassow 61% match — Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas. vs caracara →