Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large South American bird ({Dicholophus, or Cariama cristata}) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also {cariama}.
seriema n 1: Argentinian cariama [syn: {chunga}, {Chunga burmeisteri}] 2: Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: {crested cariama}, {Cariama cristata}]