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CARIAMA CRISTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cariama cristata mean?
• CARIAMA CRISTATA (noun)
The noun CARIAMA CRISTATA has 1 sense:
1. Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
Familiarity information: CARIAMA CRISTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cariama cristata; crested cariama; seriema
Hypernyms ("Cariama cristata" is a kind of...):
wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)
Holonyms ("Cariama cristata" is a member of...):
Cariama; genus Cariama (the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama)
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