Cariama
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See also: cariama
Translingual
Etymology
From çariama, a Portuguese transcription of Old Tupi sariama (“crested (bird)”), from saria (“crest”).
Proper noun
Cariama f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cariamidae – seriemas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Cariamiformes – order; Cariamidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cariama cristata – sole extant species
References
Cariama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cariama on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cariama on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
