dicholophus cristatus

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dicholophus cristatus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]