Carancha

/kəˈrænʃə/ noun

Definition

A large hawk-like bird of prey found in Central and South America, also called a caracara.

Etymology

From Spanish carancha, derived from Quechua or indigenous Andean languages, referring to these distinctive predatory birds native to the Americas.

Kelly Says

The caracara is one of the few raptors that will eat roadkill and scavenge like vultures—making it nature's cleanup crew with talons!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካራንቻ
kar-an-cha
ARالعربية
كارنشان
kar-n-shan
BNবাংলা
কারান্চা
ka-ra-n-cha
CACatalà
carancha
kar-an-cha
CSČeština
carancha
kar-an-cha
DADansk
carancha
kar-an-cha
DEDeutsch
Carancha
kar-an-cha
ELΕλληνικά
καραγκά
kara-ga
ESEspañol
carancha
kar-an-cha
FAفارسی
کارانچا
kar-an-cha
FISuomi
carancha
kar-an-cha
FRFrançais
carancha
kar-a-nşa
GUGU
કરંચા
kar-an-cha
HAHA
karantsi
ka-ran-tsi
HEעברית
קרנשא
kar-n-sha
HIहिन्दी
कारंछा
kar-anch-a
HUMagyar
carancha
kar-an-cha
IDBahasa Indonesia
carancha
kar-an-cha
IGIG
karach
ka-ra-ch
ITItaliano
carancha
kara-n-cha
JA日本語
カランチャ
karanku-cha
KKKK
қараңша
qaraŋ-şa
KMKM
ការ៉ានឆា
ka-ra-n-cha
KO한국어
카란차
karanteu-cha
MRMR
कारंछा
kar-anch-a
MSBahasa Melayu
carancha
kar-an-cha
MYမြန်မာ
ကရန်ချ
ka-ran-chi
NLNederlands
carancha
kar-an-cha
NONorsk
carancha
kar-an-cha
PAPA
ਕਰਾਂਚਾ
kar-an-cha
PLPolski
carancha
kar-an-cha
PTPortuguês
carancha
kar-an-cha
RORomână
carancha
kar-an-cha
RUРусский
кара́нча
kar-an-cha
SVSvenska
carancha
kar-an-cha
SWKiswahili
carancha
kar-an-cha
TAதமிழ்
கரன்சா
kar-an-sa
TEతెలుగు
కరన్చా
karan-cha
THไทย
คารันชา
ka-ran-cha
TLTL
carancha
kar-an-cha
TRTürkçe
carancha
kar-an-cha
UKУкраїнська
кара́нча
kar-an-cha
URاردو
کارانچہ
kar-an-cha
VITiếng Việt
carancha
ka-ran-cha
YOYO
karanchà
ka-ran-cha
ZH中文
卡兰查
kǎ lán chā
ZUZU
icarhancha
i-kar-an-cha

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