GENUS CARIAMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cariama mean? 

• GENUS CARIAMA (noun)
  The noun GENUS CARIAMA has 1 sense:

1. the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama

  Familiarity information: GENUS CARIAMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CARIAMA (noun)

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Meaning:

The type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cariama; genus Cariama

Hypernyms ("genus Cariama" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cariama"):

Cariama cristata; crested cariama; seriema (Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama)

Holonyms ("genus Cariama" is a member of...):

Cariamidae; family Cariamidae (crane-like South American wading birds)