Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (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.
[1913 Webster +PJC]