| America |
(plural) the lands of North and South America, including the lands of Central America and the Caribbean islands (preceded by "the"). [1/3 definitions] |
| American Indian |
a member of any of the native peoples of North America, Central America, South America, or the West Indies, except for Eskimos. American Indians are also called Native Americans. |
| Aztec |
a group of Mexican and Central American Indian peoples; Nahuatl. [1/4 definitions] |
| banana republic |
(informal) a small, often politically unstable Central American country with a one-crop economy that is controlled by foreign capital (used as a derogatory label). |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| Central America |
the piece of land that connects North America with South America. Central America has seven countries. |
| coati |
a small furry mammal with a long snout and a long ringed tail. Coatis are related to raccoons and live mainly in trees. They eat fruit and small animals such as lizards. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. |
| Costa Rica |
a country in Central America. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica. |
| El Salvador |
a country in Central America on the Pacific coast. San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador. |
| gar |
any of various freshwater fish of North and Central America that have hard scales, a long thin body, and a long, toothed snout. |
| gopher |
a short-tailed burrowing rodent of North and Central America that has external cheek pouches; pocket gopher. [1/2 definitions] |
| Guatemala |
a country in Central America. Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala. |
| hare |
a small mammal with long ears. Hares are large rabbits with very strong back legs used for jumping. Various kinds of hares live in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and Central America. |
| Honduras |
a country in Central America. Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras. |
| hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
| indigo bunting |
a small finchlike bird of North and Central America, the male of which is dark blue. |
| mamoncillo |
a fruit-bearing tree that grows primarily in Central America and the Caribbean and produces a small fruit with a rigid green skin and a sweet fleshy interior. The mamoncillo fruit is called by different names in different countries and is sometimes called a Spanish lime. |
| manatee |
a mammal that lives in the ocean and has flippers for front legs. Manatees eat sea plants and are very gentle. Different kinds of manatees live near the shores or in coastal rivers of Florida, the West Indies, Central America, South America, and West Africa. They are also called sea cows. |
| Maya |
a member of an ancient Indian civilization of Mexico and Central America that was discovered and destroyed by Europeans in the 1500s. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mayan |
an American Indian language family of Central America, consisting of approximately twenty-five languages. [1/3 definitions] |
| Middle America |
the Western Hemisphere between the United States and South America, including Mexico, Central America, and usu. the West Indies. [1/2 definitions] |