Tinamou Definition

tĭnə-mo͝o
noun
Any of an order (Tinamiformes) of Central and South American birds resembling fowl, that are strong runners and live in brush or forests.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
tinamou
Plural:
tinamous

Origin of Tinamou

  • French, from Cariban tinamu.

    From Wiktionary

  • French perhaps of Galibi origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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