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ma·caw  (m-kô)

n.

Any of various parrots of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long saber-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

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

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macaw

Noun

a large tropical American parrot with a long tail and brightly coloured feathers [Portuguese macau]

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Noun

1.

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