macaw

English - Turkish

Definition of macaw in English Turkish dictionary

(isim) amerika papağanı

uzun kuyruklu bir tür papağan

papağan

Araraquara'da nadir bir Amerikan papağanı satın aldım. - I bought a rare macaw in Araraquara.

{i} amerika papağanı

English - English

Definition of macaw in English English dictionary

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

{n} a bird bred in the West-Indies, a parrot

About eighteen species are known, all of them American

Any of about 18 species of large tropical New World parrots (subfamily Psittacinae) with very long tails and big sickle-shaped beaks. Macaws eat fruits and nuts. They are easily tamed and often kept as pets; some learn to mimic human speech, but most only screech. A few have lived 65 years. Best known is the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), found from Mexico to Brazil, a 36-in. (90-cm) bright-red bird with blue and yellow wings, blue and red tail, and white face

{i} any of a number of large brightly colored parrots (native to tropical and subtropical America)

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

They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes

Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus

The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted

Related Terms

Cuban red macaw

A small parrot, Ara tricolor, formerly found in Cuba, and extinct since the late nineteenth century

great green macaw

An endangered parrot, Ara ambiguus, found in Central America

A macaw

maracan

A macaw

macao

macaws

plural of macaw

macaws

Ara

Hyphenation

ma·caw

Turkish pronunciation

mıkô

Pronunciation

/məˈkô/ /məˈkɔː/

Etymology

[ m&-'ko ] (noun.) 1668. Portuguese macao, from Tupian