Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cariama \[,C]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native
   name.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A large, long-legged South American bird ({Dicholophus
   cristatus}) which preys upon snakes, etc. See {Seriema}.