tinamou Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
    partridge.

WordNet

Tin"a*mou noun
Etymology
From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913