Family Cariamidae (Noun)
Meaning
Crane-like South American wading birds.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The seriemas belong to the family Cariamidae, a group of crane-like South American wading birds.
- Members of the family Cariamidae are large, ground-dwelling birds that are found in the grasslands and open woodlands of South America.
- The family Cariamidae is a small group of birds, consisting of only two living species, the red-legged seriema and the black-legged seriema.
- Researchers have long been interested in the family Cariamidae due to their unique characteristics and behaviors.
- The family Cariamidae is thought to have diverged from other bird families over 60 million years ago, and as such, they are often considered to be a distinct and ancient group of birds.