cariama
[ kar-ee-am-uh ]
noun
Origin of cariama
1<New Latin <Portuguese
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How to use cariama in a sentence
The frontispiece to the first volume of this work, which represents the Crested cariama, is taken from one of these captive birds.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) | P. L. SclaterThe largest birds are the ouira, a large eagle; the rhea, or American ostrich; and the cariama.
Elsie's Winter Trip | Martha Finleycariama, kr-i-′ma, n. a South American bird of prey of large size.
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