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Tinamidae

noun

comprising the tinamous

• Syn: ↑family Tinamidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tinamiformes, ↑order Tinamiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑tinamou, ↑partridge

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\\tə̇ˈnaməˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tinamus, type genus (from French tinamou) + -idae

: a family of large predominantly terrestrial birds (order Tinamiformes) comprising the tinamous

Useful english dictionary. 2012.