# tinamou

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na tinamú (“great tinamou”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tinamou