seriema
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]seriema (plural seriemas)
- Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae, endemic to South America. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]species of bird in the family Cariamidae
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