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”).
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seriema (plural seriemas)
- Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae, endemic to South America. [from 17th c.]
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species of bird in the family Cariamidae
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