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Meaning of CARIAMA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
 
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 Synonyms: genus Cariama
 
 See Also: bird genus, Cariama cristata, Cariamidae, crested cariama, family Cariamidae, seriema

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[,C]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native
name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, long-legged South American bird ({Dicholophus
cristatus}) which preys upon snakes, etc. See {Seriema}.
 

 

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