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tinamou
- /ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na tinamú (“great tinamou”).
noun tinamous
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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.
Similar: tinamid, Tinamiformes
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Talk about this word "tinamou." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tinamou. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tinamou. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tinamou "tinamou." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tinamou.Cite this
@misc{tinamou_2026,
title = {tinamou},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinamou},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
