macaw

/məˈkɔː/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈkɔː/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈkȯ/ (ame, mw)

macaw — noun

  • macawsingular
  • macawsplural

1. a large parrot with vivid red, blue, green, or yellow feathers and a very long t

1.名詞C1
釋義

a large parrot with vivid red, blue, green, or yellow feathers and a very long tail, native to the rainforests of Mexico, the Amazon, and other tropical parts of Latin America.

例句

Alessia spotted a scarlet macaw flying over the river in the Peruvian rainforest.

modifier + macaw naming a colour variety (scarlet macaw, blue macaw, hyacinth macaw)

The zoo's macaws can crack open Brazil nuts with their powerful black beaks.

typical subject: 'macaws can crack/eat/imitate' — describing the bird's abilities

同義詞
  • parrot

    broader hypernym — every macaw is a parrot, but most parrots are not macaws

  • ara

    scientific genus name; used by ornithologists for most large macaws

文法句型

a/the macaw

macaws (plural)

用法筆記

Often appears with a colour modifier naming a specific species (scarlet macaw, blue-and-yellow macaw, hyacinth macaw); the bare word 'macaw' covers the whole group. Frequent in zoo, pet-trade, and conservation contexts.

常見錯誤

❌a macaw is a small green parrot
✅a macaw is a large, brightly coloured parrot with a long tail
💡macaws are among the biggest parrots, not the small budgerigar-style birds.