seriema

English

Alternative forms

• cariama, çariama

Two Red-legged Seriemas (young bird on the left, adult on the right)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

Noun

seriema (plural seriemas)

1. Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae, endemic to South America. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

• red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata
• black-legged seriema, Chunga burmeisteri

Translations

species of bird in the family Cariamidae

• Finnish: käärmekurki
• Navajo: tłʼohtahilzhahí

Anagrams

• seamier