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: any of numerous parrots (especially genus Ara) of South and Central America including some of the largest and showiest of parrots
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The art is in the otherworldly magic within the pictures—the majesty of a wolf’s face, the grace of swans on a lake, the bold colors of red-and-green macaws, the pose of a porcupine, the embrace of a tiger.
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Toby was found on a golf course and one of her macaws near New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Kids will love the 30-minute Running Wild show, which brings a skunk, ringtail cat, porcupine, pelican and a few macaws on stage.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
The area is home to thousands of endangered or unusual species, including jaguars, capybaras, black caimans, giant otters and hyacinth macaws.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Toby was found on a golf course and one of her macaws near New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Kids will love the 30-minute Running Wild show, which brings a skunk, ringtail cat, porcupine, pelican and a few macaws on stage.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
The area is home to thousands of endangered or unusual species, including jaguars, capybaras, black caimans, giant otters and hyacinth macaws.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2024
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“Macaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaw. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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macaw
noun
ma·caw
mə-ˈkȯ 
: any of numerous parrots of South and Central America that have a long tail, a harsh voice, and bright feathers
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