Macaw \Ma*caw"\, n. [From the native name in the Antilles.]

(Zo["o]l.) Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)