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Cacicus

noun
Ca·​ci·​cus | \ kəˈsēkəs\

Definition of Cacicus

: a genus of tropical American orioles (family Icteridae) — see cacique sense 2

First Known Use of Cacicus

1867, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Cacicus

New Latin, from American Spanish cacique

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