| tinamou | (n) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds, Syn. partridge |
| Tinamou | n. [ From the native name: cf. F. tinamous. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 鷸駝鳥 | [しぎだちょう;シギダチョウ, shigidachou ; shigidachou] (n) (uk) tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae) [Add to Longdo] |