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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