Found 2 items, similar to Cariama.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Cariama Cariama n : type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama [syn: genus Cariama]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cariama Cariama \[,C]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird (Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the seriema, but that latter name is also applied to another South American bird. See Seriema. [1913 Webster +PJC] Cariama \Cariama\ n. the type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the Cariama cristata, also called the seriema. Syn: genus Cariama. [WordNet 1.5]