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macaw

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ldoce_211_bma·caw /məˈkɔː $ -ˈkɒː/ noun [countable]  macaw.jpg HBBa large brightly coloured bird like a parrot, with a long tail 金刚鹦鹉,5  See picture of MACAW 金刚鹦鹉4  See picture of 见图 macaw
Examples from the Corpus
macawParrots and macaws grab them with their beaks.We count monkeys in the trees and macaws at their clay licks where they congregate in their hundreds.For the Spix's macaw this process reached its inevitable terminus with just a single individual left in the wild.
Origin macaw (1600-1700) Portuguese macau
ma·caw nounChineseSyllable
a like a large coloured Corpus bird parrot, brightly


macaw
macaw /məˈkɔː $ -ˈkɒː/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Portuguese
 Origin: macau

a large brightly coloured bird like a parrot, with a long tail


macawBrE /məˈkɔː/ 🔊NAmE /məˈkɔː/ 🔊 nouna large Central and S American tropical bird of the parrot family, with bright feathers and a long tail 金刚鹦鹉(热带美洲鹦鹉,尾长而毛色艳丽)