tinamou : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tinamou	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tinamou
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tinamou n heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds Synonym(s): tinamou, partridge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinamou \Tin"a*mou\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to {Tinamus} and allied genera. Note: 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.