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caracara

/kahr-uh-kahr-uh, kar-uh-kar-uh/US // ˌkɑr əˈkɑr ə, ˌkær əˈkær ə //UK // (ˌkɑːrəˈkɑːrə) //

卡拉卡拉,卡拉卡拉,卡拉卡龙,卡拉汉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of certain long-legged birds of prey of the falcon family, of the southern U.S. and Central and South America that feed on carrion.

Examples

  • As science had shunned Hudson, so it shunned the caracara branch of family Falconidae.

  • The flight of the caracara is heavy and slow, and it is generally an inactive, tame, and cowardly bird.

  • It will frequently wait, as does the caracara, at the mouth of a rabbit-hole, and seize on the animal when it comes out.

  • The caracara takes little notice, except by bobbing its head.

  • They are usually known in localities where they are found, as Caracara Eagles.

  • The Caracara lays two eggs; the nest is generally placed on the ground among brushwood.