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Definition of Cariama

cariama
Seriema Ser`i*e"ma, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large South American bird (Dicholophus, or Cariama cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also cariama.
Cariama
Cariama [,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.

Meaning of Cariama from wikipedia

- The red-legged seriema /sɛriˈiːmə/ (Cariama cristata), also known as the crested cariama /kæriˈɑːmə/ and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial...
- and Uruguay. There are two species of seriemas, the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) and the black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri). Names for...
- Cariama santacrucensis is an extinct species of seriema, which lived during the Early Miocene. The holotype specimen is MPM-PV 3511; the fossil is an...
- were only about 8 kilograms (18 lb). The birds resemble the modern cariama (Cariama cristata), except with a heavier build and considerably smaller wings...
- built, with longer limbs proportionally and skulls more akin to those of Cariama. Phylogenetic analysis of Cariamiformes and their relatives according to...
- and colleagues in 2022 as "the least inclusive crown clade containing Cariama cristata and P****er domesticus". The clade's name, meaning 'southern birds'...
- confirmed, late Cretaceous origin by molecular clock Red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata (Cariamidae) Kelenken (Phorusrhacidae) Scientific classification...
- date uncertain South America guarding 2a Anseriformes Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) date uncertain South America guarding 2g Other birds Golden (Aquila...
- Gustav (1986). "Notes on the Biology and Song of the Red-Legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)". Journal of Field Ornithology. 57 (4): 261–269. JSTOR 4513154...
- an Oligocene genus of large cuckoo, though it may have been related to cariamas, instead. A 2014 genome analysis by Erich Jarvis and collaborators found...