tinamid

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noun

Any member of the avian family Tinamidae of tinamous.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nountinamid (plural tinamids)

plural tinamids

  1. biologyAny member of the avian family Tinamidae of tinamous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Kari'natinamú
  2. Englishtinamid

From tinam(ou) + -id, from Kari'na tinamú.

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Translations

Polish kusacz
  • kusaczany member of the Tinamidae
Portuguese tinamídeo
  • tinamídeoany member of the Tinamidae
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APA

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Chicago

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