seriema Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Argentinian Cariama
    Chunga burmeisteri; chunga.
  2. noun Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
    crested cariama; Cariama cristata.

WordNet

Ser`i*e"ma noun
Etymology
Native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large South American bird (Dicholophus, ∨ Cariama cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also cariama.

Webster 1913