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seriema
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English
Alternative forms
- cariama, çariama
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
seriema (plural seriemas)
- Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
Translations
species of bird in the family Cariamidae
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