About The Word Macaw
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Macaw
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What's The Definition Of Macaw?
[n] long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
Synonyms | Synonyms for Macaw: Related Terms | Find terms related to Macaw: See Also | Ara | genus Ara | parrot Macaw In Webster's Dictionary \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.
{Macaw bush} (Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of
nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}).
{Macaw palm}, {Macaw tree} (Bot.), a tropical American palm
({Acrocomia fusiformis} and other species) having a
prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields
a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is
used in making violet soap. Called also {grugru palm}.
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