tinamou

tin·a·mou

T0223800 (tĭn′ə-mo͞o′)n. Any of various secretive ground-dwelling birds of the family Tinamidae, living in grasslands and jungles of Central and South America.

[French, perhaps of Galibi origin.]

tinamou

(ˈtɪnəˌmuː) n (Animals) any bird of the order Tinamiformes of Central and South America, having small wings, a heavy body, and an inconspicuous plumage[C18: via French from Carib (Galibi) tinamu]

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Noun

tinamou - heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birdspartridgefamily Tinamidae, Tinamidae - comprising the tinamousgame bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

tinamou

(tĭn`əmo͞o), common name for a South American game bird related to the ostrich. It is protectively colored in browns and grays. The females are the aggressors in courtship, and the males incubate the colorful eggs and rear the young. Their flesh is delicious; attempts have been made to introduce them in North America. Although similar in appearance to partridges, tinamous are not related to them. Tinamous are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Tinamiformes, family Tinamidae.

tinamou

noun

Synonyms for tinamou

noun heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

Synonyms

partridge

Related Words

family Tinamidae
Tinamidae
game bird

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