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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 cockatoos and macaws were on their show perches, waiting to perform, and the jungle was filled, really filled, with bird sounds.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Hendrix is a blue and gold macaw, WJAR reported on June 19.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Adventure abounds when bird smugglers get involved and bird-nap the two macaws.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Fitzgerald rescued Cisco, a 23-year-old blue-and-yellow macaw, about four years ago.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Hendrix is a blue and gold macaw, WJAR reported on June 19.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Adventure abounds when bird smugglers get involved and bird-nap the two macaws.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Fitzgerald rescued Cisco, a 23-year-old blue-and-yellow macaw, about four years ago.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Macaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaw. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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