tinamou
English
Elegant crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans).
Etymology
Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na inamu (“great tinamou”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.nəˌmuː/
Noun
tinamou (plural tinamous)
- 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.
Synonyms
- tinamid
- tinamiforme
Derived terms
- Andean tinamou
- barred tinamou
- Bartlett's tinamou
- Berlepsch's tinamou
- black-capped tinamou
- black tinamou
- Brazilian tinamou
- brown tinamou
- brushland tinamou
- Chilean tinamou
- Choco tinamou
- cinereous tinamou
- curve-billed tinamou
- dwarf tinamou
- elegant crested tinamou
- great tinamou
- grey-legged tinamou
- grey tinamou
- highland tinamou
- hooded tinamou
- Huayco tinamou
- little tinamou
- ornate tinamou
- pale-browed tinamou
- Patagonian tinamou
- puna tinamou
- Quebracho crested tinamou
- red-legged tinamou
- red-winged tinamou
- rusty tinamou
- slaty-breasted tinamou
- small-billed tinamou
- solitary tinamou
- Taczanowski's tinamou
- Tataupa tinamou
- tawny-breasted tinamou
- Tepui tinamou
- thicket tinamou
- undulated tinamou
- variegated tinamou
- white-throated tinamou
- yellow-legged tinamou
Translations
bird of the family Tinamidae
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Kari'na inamu (“great tinamou”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.na.mu/
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Descendants
Further reading
- “tinamou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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