cariama

4 definitions found

cariama - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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]

  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]

cariama - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cariama
      n 1: the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the
           crested cariama [syn: Cariama, genus Cariama]