cariama

[kar-ee-am-uh]

noun

Origin of cariama

< New Latin < Portuguese

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Cariama, kr-i-′ma, n. a South American bird of prey of large size.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
The largest birds are the ouira, a large eagle; the rhea, or American ostrich; and the cariama.
Elsie's Winter Trip
Martha Finley