tinamou

noun

tin·a·mou | \ ˈti-nə-ˌmü

Definition of tinamou

: 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

Examples of tinamou in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Panguana’s name comes from the local word for the undulated tinamou, a species of ground bird common to the Amazon basin. — New York Times, 18 June 2021

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