tinamou: Meaning and Definition of

tin•a•mou

Pronunciation: (tin'u-m"), [key]
— n.
  1. any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
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