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noun
Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crested cariama, Cariama cristata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wading bird, wader
noun
Argentinian Cariama
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chunga, Chunga burmeisteri
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wading bird, wader
History
Borrowed from Portuguese seriema, from Old Tupi seriema. The spellings with ⟨ca⟩ and ⟨ça⟩ were borrowed quasi-directly through Historia Naturalis Brasiliae.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
