Macaw Definition

mə-kô
macaws
noun
Any of a group of large, bright-colored, long-tailed, harsh-voiced parrots (esp. genus Ara) of Central and South America.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Macaw

Noun

Singular:
macaw
Plural:
macaws

Origin of Macaw

  • Portuguese macaú from macaúba kind of palm tree from Tupí macahuba palm tree maca palm ybá tree

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Portuguese macao, from Tupian.

    From Wiktionary

Macaw Sentence Examples

  • One is a red Macaw with a touch of blue and yellow on its feathers and the other one is a yellow breasted turquoise Macaw.

  • Despite its glorious beauty, the telerobotic macaw could fly.

  • He had an extensive collection of clothes and props, including a pet macaw that had the run of the house.

  • One of the richest areas in the country for birding, the great green macaw is one of the highlights.

  • Among the Amazon species may be mentioned the parrot, macaw (Macrocercus), toucan (Ramphastos), curassow (Crax), penelope, trogon, and horned screamer (Palamedea cornuta).

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