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Noun: seriema  ,se-ree'ee-mu
  1. Argentinian Cariama
    "The chunga, or black-legged seriema, is known for its loud, yelping calls"; "The Chunga burmeisteri, or black-legged seriema, is known for its loud, yelping calls";
    - chunga, Chunga burmeisteri
     
  2. Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
    "The seriema's distinctive call could be heard across the grasslands";
    - crested cariama, Cariama cristata

Derived forms: seriemas

Type of: wader, wading bird

Part of: Cariama, genus Cariama, genus Chunga

Encyclopedia: Seriema