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ma·caw

(mə-kô′)

Any of various parrots of several genera found in Mexico and South and Central America, including the largest parrots and characterized by a long tail, curved powerful bill, and usually brilliant plumage.

[Portuguese macaú, from macaúba, kind of palm tree, from Tupí macahuba, palm tree : maca, palm + ybá, tree.]

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macaw

(məˈkɔː)

(Animals) any large tropical American parrot of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus, having a long tail and brilliant plumage

[C17: from Portuguese macau, of unknown origin]

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ma•caw

(məˈkɔ)

n.

any of various extremely large, long-tailed parrots of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus, of the New World tropics, noted for their brilliant plumage and harsh voice.

[1660–70; < Portuguese macao, macau < Tupi mak'o]

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macaw - long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots

parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

genus Ara, Ara - macaws

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ara

ara

arapapagáj

macao

macaw

[məˈkɔː] N → guacamayo m

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macaw

n → Ara m

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macaw

[məˈkɔː] n (bird) → ara

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In her neat black turban hat was the gold-green wing of a macaw. On this morning she was softly and shyly radiant.

"I will do the work as usual, then," said the young lady, "until some one comes to fill the place." And she went to her desk at once and hung the black turban hat with the gold-green macaw wing in its accustomed place.

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Why I knew a macaw once who could say `Good morning!' in seven different ways without once opening his mouth.

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I think there is nothing more pathetic than to see one of these poor old childless couples taking a menagerie of yelping little worthless dogs to their hearts; and then adding some cursing and squawking parrots and a jackass-voiced macaw; and next a couple of hundred screeching songbirds, and presently some fetid guinea pigs and rabbits, and a howling colony of cats.

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"Macaws make louds sounds and I am sure Karishma will recognise her friend, Kareena's voice and come back," he added, wistfully.

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Jo said that feather plucking was a rare stress response among red-fronted macaws but can become habit-forming and continue even when the birds are happily settled.

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The Brazilian government, through its embassy in Doha, has awarded the Order of Rio Branco to Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation on Sunday for helping preserve, breed, and save the Brazilian 'little blue macaw' from extinction.

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"We've had some great flights and lots of noise," says Brian, who has had the blue and gold macaw since she was just 20 weeks old.

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Researchers still don't quite understand how it works, but a French team says they have observed the phenomenon multiple times in a group of five captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) macaws.

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CREATURE FEATURES BRING LATEST Head of birds, Nicola Wright, said the South American scarlet macaws were becoming more confident and enjoying exploring the spacious enclosure.

Vibrant birds lapping up their five a day in luxury

The South American scarlet macaws came to them from Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall.