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- US Pronunciation
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- [ser-ee-ee-muh, -ey-muh]
- /ˌsɛr iˈi mə, -ˈeɪ mə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ser-ee-ee-muh, -ey-muh]
- /ˌsɛr iˈi mə, -ˈeɪ mə/
Definitions of seriema word
- noun seriema either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly. 1
- noun seriema either of two cranelike South American birds, Cariama cristata or Chunga burmeisteri, having a crest just above the bill, rounded wings, and a long tail: family Cariamidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc) 0
- noun seriema either of two South American, crested gruiform birds (family Cariamidae) with a long neck, one (Cariama cristata) with long, red legs and one (Chunga burmeisteri) with shorter, black legs 0
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Origin of seriema
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < New Latin < Tupi: crested
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Parts of speech for Seriema
noun
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verb
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preposition
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determiner
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seriema popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
seriema usage trend in Literature
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