SERIEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seriema mean? 

• SERIEMA (noun)
  The noun SERIEMA has 2 senses:

1. Argentinian Cariama

2. Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama

  Familiarity information: SERIEMA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERIEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Argentinian Cariama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chunga; Chunga burmeisteri; seriema

Hypernyms ("seriema" is a kind of...):

wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)

Holonyms ("seriema" is a member of...):

genus Chunga (a genus of Cariamidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cariama cristata; crested cariama; seriema

Hypernyms ("seriema" is a kind of...):

wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)

Holonyms ("seriema" is a member of...):

Cariama; genus Cariama (the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama)