tinamou
/ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/
tinamou noun: 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.
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, Tinamiformes
tinamou meaning in Tamil
tinamou in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of tinamou
- tinamid
- Tinamiformes
Forms of tinamou
| plural | tinamous |
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Origin of tinamou
Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na tinamú (“great tinamou”).
Words formed from tinamou
- 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
Questions about tinamou
- What does tinamou mean?
- Tinamou means 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.
- What is tinamou in Tamil?
- Tinamou in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Tinamou meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tinamou?
- Tinamou is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tinamou?
- Tinamou is pronounced /ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/.
- What is the plural of tinamou?
- The plural of tinamou is tinamous.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tinamou (page history and authors); tinamou (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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