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tinamous

tinamous is the plural of tinamou.

Meaning of tinamou

Noun

tinamou (plural tinamous)

  1. 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

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Questions about tinamous

What is tinamous the plural of?
Tinamous is the plural of tinamou.

Words near tinamous in the dictionary

  1. Tinamba West
  2. Tinambac
  3. tinamid
  4. tinamids
  5. tinamou
  6. tinamous
  7. tinamouse
  8. tinamouses
  9. Tinangkihan
  10. tinapayan
  11. Tinaplan

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