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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ser·i·e·ma n.  Zool. either of two large South American birds related to the cranes, the cariama of Southern Brazil (Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristata) or the Chunga burmeisteri of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad bill.  They are often domesticated.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 ça·ri·a·ma n.  Zool. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Cariama cristata
      n : Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
          [syn: crested cariama, seriema]