Associations to the word «Tinamou»

Wiktionary

TINAMOU, 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.

Dictionary definition

TINAMOU, noun. Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds.

Wise words

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