Main Entry:

tin·a·mou

Pronunciation:

\ˈti-nə-ˌmü\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Carib tinamu

Date:

circa 1783

: any of a family (Tinamidae) of South and Central American ground-dwelling birds that have a deeply keeled sternum and a rudimentary tail and that produce large glossy usually colorful eggs