Definition
A large, long-legged flightless bird found in the grasslands of South America, known for its loud calls and ability to kill snakes.
Etymology
From the Tupi (Brazilian indigenous language) word 'cariama' or 'seriema,' referring to this distinctive bird. The word entered English through naturalists' accounts of South American wildlife.
Kelly Says
The cariama is like South America's version of a cassowary—it's a dinosaur survivor that hunts snakes by stomping on them with powerful legs, yet scientists almost ignored it!
Translations
ARالعربية
كارياما
kari-a-ma
BNবাংলা
ক্যারিয়ামা
ka-ri-ya-ma
CACatalà
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
CSČeština
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
DADansk
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
DEDeutsch
Cariam
ka-ri-am
ELΕλληνικά
καριαμά
ka-ri-a-ma
ESEspañol
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
FAفارسی
کاریاما
kari-a-ma
FISuomi
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
FRFrançais
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
GUGU
કેરિયામા
ke-ri-ya-ma
HAHA
kariacine
ka-ri-a-ma
HEעברית
קאריאמה
ka-ri-a-ma
HIहिन्दी
कैरियामा
kai-ri-ya-ma
HUMagyar
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
IGIG
kariacine
ka-ri-a-ma
ITItaliano
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
MRMR
कॅरियामा
ka-ri-ya-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ကာရီယာမ
ka-ri-ya-ma
NLNederlands
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
NONorsk
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
PAPA
ਕੈਰਿਆਮਾ
kai-ri-ya-ma
PLPolski
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
PTPortuguês
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
RORomână
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
RUРусский
кариама
ka-ri-a-ma
SVSvenska
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
SWKiswahili
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
TAதமிழ்
கரியாமா
kari-a-ma
TEతెలుగు
కరియామ
kari-ya-ma
THไทย
คาเรียมา
ka-ri-a-ma
TRTürkçe
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
UKУкраїнська
каріама
ka-ri-a-ma
VITiếng Việt
cariama
ka-ri-a-ma
YOYO
kariacine
ka-ri-a-ma
ZUZU
kariacine
ka-ri-a-ma