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CARIAMA

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Meaning:

The type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama

Synonyms:

Cariama; genus Cariama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cariama"):

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

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

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

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