SERIEMA

chunga, seriema, Chunga burmeisteri

(noun) Argentinian Cariama

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seriema (plural seriemas)

Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae, endemic to South America.

Anagrams

• seamier

Source: Wiktionary


Ser`i*e"ma, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large South American bird (Dicholophus, or Cariama cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also cariama.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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