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Cariama cristata
(gcide) | Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
either of two large South American birds related to the
cranes, the cariama of Southern Brazil (Cariama cristata,
formerly Dicholophus cristata) or the Chunga burmeisteri
of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad
bill. They are often domesticated.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
Cariama cristata
(gcide) | Cariama \Cariama\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the
Cariama cristata, also called the seriema.
Syn: genus Cariama.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Cariama cristata
(gcide) | cariama \[,c]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native
name.] (Zool.)
A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird
(Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristatus) which
preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the seriema, but
that latter name is also applied to another South American
bird. See Seriema.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
cariama cristata
(wn) | Cariama cristata
n 1: Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
[syn: crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata] |
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