# seriema

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɛɹɪˈiːmə/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/seriema