seriema

English

Two Red-legged Seriemas (young bird on the left, adult on the right)

Etymology

From Old Tupi sariama (“crested (bird)”), from saria (“crest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

Noun

seriema (plural seriemas)

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

Derived terms

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

Translations

species of bird in the family Cariamidae

• Finnish: käärmekurki
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Navajo: tłʼohtahilzhahí

Anagrams

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