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}.
seriema
n 1: Argentinian cariama [syn: {chunga}, {Chunga burmeisteri}]
2: Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
[syn: {crested cariama}, {Cariama cristata}]