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seriema(dictionary)

Cadmean (iou) and seriema (iou)


Cadmean (iou)



Cadmean adjective. Also Cadmaean. E17.
[from Latin Cadmeus from Greek Kadmeios, from Kadmos Cadmus (see below) + -AN.]
Pertaining to Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes; Theban; spec. designating a victory gained at too great a cost.

seriema (iou)



seriema noun. . M19.

Either of two large long-legged and long-necked S. American birds, the red-legged Cariama cristata (also called crested screamer) and the black-legged Chunga burmeisteri, which together constitute the gruiform family Cariamidae.