TINAMOU

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

partridge; tinamou

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tinamou" is a kind of...):

game bird (any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)

Holonyms ("tinamou" is a member of...):

family Tinamidae; Tinamidae (comprising the tinamous)

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