Meaning of suri

suri: SURI In Chile There are the two types of suri or ñandú . The one who inhabits the north, from Arica to Atacama is almost disappearing because in the old days they were seen in flocks of 30 to 50 and today they walk solitary through the pampa- It is called suri, ostrich or northern ñandú. Instead the other, which inhabits the southern tip of southern Chile, between Aysén and the Strait of Magellan, is called petiso ostrich, overo or choique. This one is not endangered.; It is another name of the Rhea. There is the expression "be suri" for which conceals or distracted, is made by the false belief that the Rhea hides their eggs in a nest and stays in another vacuum to fool predators.; It is a word in the Basque language which means heat.