‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird (Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the seriema, but that latter name is also applied to another South American bird. See Seriema. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
n.; pl.Caries. [ See Cannibal. ] (Ethol.) A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp. a cannibal. ] (Zool). A south American fresh water fish of the genus Serrasalmo of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.
n. [ Canadian French. ] (Zool.) The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou). [ 1913 Webster ]
Barren Ground caribou. See under Barren. -- Woodland caribou, the common reindeer (Rangifer Caribou) of the northern forests of America. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a natural family of trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves. Syn. -- family Caricaceae, papaya family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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