seriema
noun/sɛɹɪˈiːmə/
Etymology Borrowed from Portuguese seriema, from Old Tupi seriema. The spellings with ⟨ca⟩ and ⟨ça⟩ were borrowed quasi-directly through Historia Naturalis Brasiliae.
1
Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
- Derived terms
- red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata, black-legged seriema, Chunga burmeisteri