noun Download 🔗Share Any of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae. Examples : "While visiting the zoo's South American exhibit, we saw a brown, ground-dwelling bird that the sign identified as a tinamou. " animal bird nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
