Caracara

See also: caracara and caracará

Translingual

Caracara plancus

Etymology

From Spanish caracará or Portuguese caracará, ultimately from a Tupian language.

Proper noun

Caracara m or f

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – certain caracaras.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family; Falconinae - subfamily; Caracarini - tribe

References

Caracara (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caracara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caracara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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