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Look up: macaw

  1. macaw
    [n] - long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America
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  2. Macaw
    Ma·caw' noun [ From the native name in the Antilles.] (Zoology) 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...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/1

  3. macaw
    <zoology> 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 colours are brilliant and strongly contrasted. ... &...
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  4. macaw
    noun long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Macaw
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. macaw
    common name of about 18 species of large colourful parrots native to tropical America. These brightly coloured, long-tailed birds are some of the ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/2

  7. Macaw
    Macaw is the popular name for any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. There are about eighteen species known, all of them American. They are large birds with a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and they are brightly coloured in strongly contrasting colours.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. macaw
    macaw: see parrot.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09158

  9. macaw
    Any of a group of large, brilliantly coloured, long-tailed tropical American parrots, such as the blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna. They can be recognized by the massive beak, about half the size of the head, and by the extremely long tail. (Genera Ara, Aratinga, and Anodorhync...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  10. Macaw
    `Macaws` are small to large, often colourful New World parrots. Of the many different Psittacidae (true parrots) genera, six are classified as macaws: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca. Previously, the members of the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaw



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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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