HyperDic: tinamidae

English > 1 sense of the word Tinamidae:
NOUNanimalTinamidae, family Tinamidaecomprising the tinamous
English > Tinamidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningComprising the tinamous.
Synonymfamily Tinamidae
Member ofTinamiformes, order Tinamiformescoextensive with the family Tinamidae
Memberstinamou, partridgeHeavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishtinámidos
CatalanTinamidae, tinàmids

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