Seriema
//sɛɹɪˈiːmə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
- 2 Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama wordnet
- 3 Argentinian Cariama wordnet
Etymology
From New Latin cariama (17th century), and (later directly) its source, Portuguese seriema (also rare form çariama), from Old Tupi sariama (“crested (bird)”), from saria (“crest”).
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