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macaw |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Macaw \Ma*caw"\, n. [From the native name in the Antilles.] (Zo["o]l.) Any parrot of the genus {Sittace}, or {Macrocercus}. About eighteen species are known all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: macaw n : long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
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