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seriema
CIDE DICTIONARY
seriema, n. [Native name.].
either of two large South American birds related to the cranes, the cariama of Southern Brazil (Cariama cristata , formerly Dicholophus cristata ) or the Chunga burmeisteri of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad bill. They are often domesticated. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seriema, n. (also cariama) Zool. any S. American bird of the family Cariamidae, having a long neck and legs and a crest above the bill.
Etymology
mod.L f. Tupi siriema etc. crested
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