English Explanatory Dictionary

seriema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.

Pronunciation

/sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

Word forms

seriema seriemas cariama çariama

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese seriema, from Old Tupi seriema. The spellings with ⟨ca⟩ and ⟨ça⟩ were borrowed quasi-directly through Historia Naturalis Brasiliae.

Derived words

red-legged seriema Cariama cristata black-legged seriema Chunga burmeisteri
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