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Definition of Tinamou

1. Noun. Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds.

Definition of Tinamou

1. n. Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera.

Definition of Tinamou

1. 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''. ¹

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Definition of Tinamou

1. a South American game bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tinamou

1. Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera. In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches and other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate length, and they are able to fly a considerable distance. Origin: From the native name: cf. F. Tinamous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tinamou

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"or rufescent tinamou, inhabiting the TIM TI'KK, a solution of a vegetable, animal, or in some cases mineral substance in alcohol, dilute alcohol, or ether. ..."

2. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1889)
"The tinamou, when once launched on the atmosphere, is at the mercy of chance; ... This tinamou is frequently run down and caught by well-mounted Gaucho boys ..."

3. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1879)
"More about the Sloth.— Scarlet Grosbeak. — Crab-eating Owl.— Sun-heron.— Feet of the tinamou.—\Vampires again. ..."

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