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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Cariamiformes — theseriemas .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They are universally agreed to be relatives of the living seriemas (Cariamidae), but differ from them in having a far more robust bill and jaws, smaller bony processes on the humerus, and a narrower pelvis.
Terror birds Darren Naish 2006
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Sous-ordre Cariamae (Cariamidae et Phorusrhacidae).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Sous-ordre Cariamae (Cariamidae et Phorusrhacidae).
Giant hoatzins of doom Darren Naish 2006
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They are universally agreed to be relatives of the living seriemas (Cariamidae), but differ from them in having a far more robust bill and jaws, smaller bony processes on the humerus, and a narrower pelvis.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Nothing short of the direct temptation of the evil one could lead you to entertain so monstrous a doctrine, as that you propound about Cariamidae.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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