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seriema

/sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-riema
IPA
/sɛɹɪˈiːmə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese seriema, from Old Tupi seriema. The spellings with ⟨ca⟩ and ⟨ça⟩ were borrowed quasi-directly through Historia Naturalis Brasiliae.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

seriemas (plural) cariama (alternative) çariama (alternative)

Phrases

red-legged seriema Cariama cristata black-legged seriema Chunga burmeisteri

Synonyms

crested cariama cariama cristata chunga chunga burmeisteri

Questions

How do you pronounce seriema?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛɹɪˈiːmə/.
What does seriema mean?
Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
Where does seriema come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese seriema, from Old Tupi seriema. The spellings with ⟨ca⟩ and ⟨ça⟩ were borrowed quasi-directly through Historia Naturalis Brasiliae.

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