tinamou
IPA: tˈɪnʌmˈu
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "tinamou" in Sentences
- The Cinereous Tinamou is diurnal.
- It is a small, plain dark tinamou.
- Tinamou egg of Darwin's collection.
- It is a medium sized, brown tinamou.
- It is a medium sized brownish tinamou.
- The solitary tinamou averages in length.
- This species is a large, blackish tinamou.
- The Variegated Tinamou is approximately in length.
- On the osteology of the gallinaceous birds and Tinamous.
- Taczanowski's Tinamou is a dark, and finely marked tinamou.