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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Spanish caracara & Portuguese caracará, from Tupi karakará Date: 1838 any of various large long-legged hawks found from the southern United States to South America that are classified with the falcons

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.