Crossword clues for seriema
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Cariama \Cariama\ n. the type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the Cariama cristata, also called the seriema.
Syn: genus Cariama.
Wiktionary
n. Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae, endemic to South America.
WordNet
n. Argentinian cariama [syn: chunga, Chunga burmeisteri]
Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: crested cariama, Cariama cristata]
Wikipedia
The seriemas are the sole living members of the small bird family Cariamidae, which is also the only surviving lineage of the order Cariamae. Once believed to be related to cranes, they have been placed near the falcons, parrots and passerines, as well as the extinct terror birds. The seriemas are large, long-legged territorial birds that range from 70 to 90 cm. They live in grasslands, savanna, dry woodland and open forests of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. There are two species of seriemas, the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) and the black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri). Names for these birds in the Tupian languages are variously spelled as siriema, sariama, and çariama, and mean "crested".
Usage examples of "seriema".
Lady Seriema stepped out of the Basilica, her heavy features distorted by a scowl, and her mouth screwed up tight with displeasure and distaste.
Lady Seriema wanted to clear these plague-infested slums in the Lower Town.
These squalid riverside slums, along with a great deal of other property in the city, were owned by the Lady Seriema, easily the richest woman in the entire realm of Callisiora.
With a careful finger, Seriema would plan routes for the caravans of her imagination, while her father, who still, at that time, was confidently expecting the son who would one day take over his empire, would watch his little girl with an indulgent smile that had gradually soured as the years went by as little by little, he came to realize that Seriema was all he would ever have.
Her first reactions to his growing interest in her company had been suspicion and disbelief, but as time went on without any slackening of his regard, nor lessening of his unfailing courtesy and respect toward Seriema, even her skeptical mind had begun to wonder, and finally to hope, while her love-starved imagination raced far ahead.
As the old woman shuffled out, still muttering, an injured expression on her face, Seriema moved to the comfortable chair by the fireside and dropped her face into her hands, giving herself up to her worries once more.
Star-tied into obedience, Seriema stepped all the way into the room and let the heavy door swing shut behind her.
Until this moment, Seriema had never realized just how much she had come to like him.
Lady Seriema, though I told him over and over that such a plan could only end badly.
Lady Seriema was not an exacting employer for someone as tactful and efficient as he.
Apart from this matter of women, he could eventually talk Seriema into giving him whatever he wanted, and persuade her that the idea had been hers all along.
As Seriema dropped her hands, she saw his grin and felt her face grow warm with embarrassment.
The other merchants knew that if they wanted any concessions from Seriema, her assistant was the man to approach.
But the bitch Seriema had no children, and she was too hardhearted to be caring for someone who was sick.
A simple gag should smother all the screaming, and before Seriema was missed, the job would be done, and he would be gone.