Cariama

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cariama
       n : type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested
           cariama [syn: {genus Cariama}]