Cariama

Cariama
Cariama Cariama n. the type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the {Cariama cristata}, also called the {seriema}.

Syn: genus {Cariama}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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