chungan.

/ˈtʃʌŋɡə/

Forms: Also chuña

/ˈtʃuːnjə/.

Etymology: modern Latin, < American Spanish.

A crane-like bird ( Chunga burmeisteri), also known as Burmeister's seriema, found in Argentina and Paraguay, where it is sometimes hunted.

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seriema1661

chunga1860

1860 G. Hartlaub in Proc. Zool. Soc. XXVIII. 335 The Chunga is a large bird, of about 29 inches in length.

1881 E. W. White Cameos from Silver-land I. 33 The two remarkable species of the Chuña, together with innumerable parrots and parakeets, make Santiago their home.

1882 E. W. White Cameos from Silver-land II. 209 As the Chuña was so dreadfully shy, my barrels slew other birds.

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 112/2 This family [sc. Cariamidæ] is composed of two generically distinct species, the Crested Seriema (Cariama) and Burmeister's Seriema (Chunga).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	chunga
释义	chungan. /ˈtʃʌŋɡə/ Forms: Also chuña /ˈtʃuːnjə/. Etymology: modern Latin, < American Spanish. A crane-like bird ( Chunga burmeisteri), also known as Burmeister's seriema, found in Argentina and Paraguay, where it is sometimes hunted. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > member of family Cariamidae (seriema) seriema1661 chunga1860 1860 G. Hartlaub in Proc. Zool. Soc. XXVIII. 335 The Chunga is a large bird, of about 29 inches in length. 1881 E. W. White Cameos from Silver-land I. 33 The two remarkable species of the Chuña, together with innumerable parrots and parakeets, make Santiago their home. 1882 E. W. White Cameos from Silver-land II. 209 As the Chuña was so dreadfully shy, my barrels slew other birds. 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 112/2 This family [sc. Cariamidæ] is composed of two generically distinct species, the Crested Seriema (Cariama) and Burmeister's Seriema (Chunga). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1860
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