Ara
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Ara chloropterus 
Ara as a constellation
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Translingual
Etymology
From Old Tupi ara (“morpheme for bird”).
Proper noun
Ara m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittacidae – family; Psittacinae - subfamily; Arini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ara macao - type species; Ara ambiguus, Ara ararauna, Ara chloroptera (also Ara chloropterus), Ara glaucogularis, Ara militaris, Ara rubrogenys, Ara severus - other extant species
References
Ara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ara
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ara
- A male given name from Armenian
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Ara (plural Aras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ara is the 26949th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 900 individuals. Ara is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (59.67%), Hispanic/Latino (19.68%) and White (16.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49.
- “Ara”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Eskayan
Noun
Ara
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Ara m (strong, genitive Aras, plural Aras)
Declension
Declension of Ara
Hyponyms
- Arakanga (“scarlet macaw”)
- Ararauna (“blue-and-yellow macaw”)
- Blaukehlara (“blue-throated macaw”)
- Blaukopfara (“blue-headed macaw”)
- Blaulatzara (“blue-throated macaw”)
- Caninde-Ara (“blue-throated macaw”)
- Dunkelroter Ara (“red-and-green macaw”)
- Gebirgsara (“blue-headed macaw”)
- Gelbbrustara (“blue-and-yellow macaw”)
- Goldnackenara (“golden-collared macaw”)
- Grünflügelara (“red-and-green macaw”)
- Hellroter Ara (“scarlet macaw”)
- Rotbauchara (“red-bellied macaw”)
- Rotbugara (“chestnut-fronted macaw”)
- Rotohrara (“red-fronted macaw”)
- Rotrückenara (“blue-winged macaw”)
- Scharlachara (“scarlet macaw”)
- Zwergara (“Diopsittaca nobilis”)
Related terms
- Sittich (“parakeet”)
Further reading
- “Ara” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ara” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ara” in Duden online
- Ara on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ara m
- accusative of Ari
- Ég þekki Ara vel.
- I know Ari well.
- dative of Ari
- Hvað ætti ég að gefa Ara í afmælisgjöf?
- What should I give Ari for his birthday?
- genitive of Ari
- Ég held að ég fari til Ara.
- I think I’ll go to Ari.
Proper noun
Ara f (proper noun, genitive singular Öru)
- a female given name
Declension
Spanish
Proper noun
Ara ?