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Carrion buzzard
(gcide) | Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.
Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on
carrion.
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A prey for carrion kites. --Shak.
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Carrion beetle (Zool.), any beetle that feeds habitually on
dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and {burying
beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the
family Silphid[ae].
Carrion buzzard (Zool.), a South American bird of several
species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and
Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone)
which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
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carrion buzzards
(gcide) | Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zool.)
A south American bird of several species and genera,
resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras
act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.
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Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is
Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is {Polyborus
Braziliensis}.
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