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macaw

/məˈkɔː/US/məˈkɑ/

macaw noun: any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

macaw: any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and...
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Noun

macaw (plural macaws)

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

macaw meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

macaw in Hindi

various parrots
मैकौ maikau

macaw in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

macaw in Bengali

দীর্ঘ লেজবিশিষ্ট আমেরিকান তোতাপাখি

macaw in Kannada

ತಾಳೆಮರ, ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಗಿಣಿ
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macaw in Persian
مکائو makâ'o

Forms of macaw

pluralmacaws
alternative form (obsolete)maccaw
alternative form (obsolete)macao

Origin of macaw

From Portuguese macau, of unknown origin. English sources point to Nheengatu makawana, which is only attested from the 20th century onwards.

Words formed from macaw

Words that rhyme with macaw

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Questions about macaw

What does macaw mean?
Macaw means any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
What is macaw in Hindi?
Macaw in Hindi is मैकौ (maikau). See Macaw meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is macaw?
Macaw is a noun.
How do you pronounce macaw?
Macaw is pronounced /məˈkɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of macaw?
The plural of macaw is macaws.

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Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: macaw (page history and authors); macaw (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); macaw (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); macaw (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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