tinamou

English

Elegant crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans).

Etymology

Borrowed from French tinamou, from Cariban tinamu.

Noun

tinamou (plural tinamous)

  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.

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French

Etymology

From Cariban tinamu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.na.mu/

Noun

tinamou m (plural tinamous)

  1. tinamou (bird)

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