tinamou
Elegant crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans).
Meaning
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.
Related
Similar words
- tinamid
- tinamiforme
Origin
- Borrowed from French tinamou, from tinamu.
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