Cariama

See also: cariama

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From çariama, a Portuguese transcription of Old Tupi sariama (“crested (bird)”), from saria (“crest”).

Proper noun

Cariama f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cariamidae – seriemas.

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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