tinamou

(tin′ə mo̵̅o̅′)

noun

any of an order (Tinamiformes) of Central and South American birds resembling fowl, that are strong runners and live in brush or forests

Origin: Fr < Carib tinamu

See tinamou in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various chickenlike or quaillike birds of the family Tinamidae, living in grasslands and jungles of Central and South America.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , perhaps of Galibi origin

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