English Explanatory Dictionary

tinamou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tinamou.wav

Word forms

tinamou tinamous

Etymology

Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na tinamú (“great tinamou”).

Synonyms

tinamid Tinamiformes

Derived words

Andean tinamou barred tinamou Bartlett's tinamou Berlepsch's tinamou black-capped tinamou black tinamou Brazilian tinamou brown tinamou brushland tinamou Chilean tinamou Choco tinamou cinereous tinamou curve-billed tinamou dwarf tinamou elegant crested tinamou great tinamou grey-legged tinamou grey tinamou highland tinamou hooded tinamou Huayco tinamou little tinamou ornate tinamou pale-browed tinamou Patagonian tinamou puna tinamou Quebracho crested tinamou red-legged tinamou red-winged tinamou rusty tinamou slaty-breasted tinamou small-billed tinamou solitary tinamou Taczanowski's tinamou Tataupa tinamou tawny-breasted tinamou Tepui tinamou thicket tinamou undulated tinamou variegated tinamou white-throated tinamou yellow-legged tinamou
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