HyperDic: macaw

English > 1 sense of the word *macaw*:
NOUN	animal	macaw	long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America

macaw > pronunciation
Sounds	mahkao'
Rhymes	caw

English > *macaw*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots.
Member of	Ara, genus Ara	macaws
Broader	parrot	usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Spanish	ara, guacamaya, guacamayo
Catalan	guacamai, papagai