seriema

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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

  • IPA(key): /sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

Noun

seriema (plural seriemas)

  1. Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America. [from 17th c.]

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