tinamou

Meaning

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

partridge

spotted nothura

Translations

tinamú

tinamou

tinamú

Pampashuhn

Fleckensteisshuhn

είδος πέρδικος

perdrix

tinamou tacheté

tinamiformes

tinamous

tinamus

tinamo

Nothura maculosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/

Etymology

Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na inamu (“great tinamou”).