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Cariama

Cariama Meaning & Definition
Cariama Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cariama?

[n] type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cariama: genus Cariama

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See Also | bird genus | Cariama cristata | Cariamidae | crested cariama | family Cariamidae | seriema

Cariama In Webster's Dictionary

\[,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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