cariama

[ kar-ee-am-uh ]

noun

1. seriema.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cariama¹

< New Latin < Portuguese

Example Sentences

The frontispiece to the first volume of this work, which represents the Crested Cariama, is taken from one of these captive birds.

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The largest birds are the ouira, a large eagle; the rhea, or American ostrich; and the cariama.

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Cariama, kr-i-′ma, n. a South American bird of prey of large size.

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