Results for macaw

Definitions of macaw:

part of speech: noun

A genus of large and beautiful birds of tropical America, closely allied to the parrots.

part of speech: noun

The name of a race of beautiful birds of the parrot kind.

part of speech: noun

A large and gaily colored parrot.

Usage examples for macaw:

• The leader of the dance was gaily dressed, in a pair of wide drawers with lace about the legs below the knee, a pair of overdrawers made of bright- colored handkerchiefs, and a helmet or cap of bright- red stuff from which rose a crest of macaw feathers, tipped with tufts of cotton. "In Indian Mexico (1908)", Frederick Starr