Definition of Tinamous. Meaning of Tinamous. Synonyms of Tinamous

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Definition of Tinamous

Tinamou
Tinamou Tin"a*mou, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera. Note: In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches and other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate length, and they are able to fly a considerable distance.

Meaning of Tinamous from wikipedia

- Tinamous (/ˈtɪnəmuːz/) are members of the order Tinamiformes (/ˌtɪnəməˈfɔːrmiːz/), and family Tinamidae (/təˈnæmədiː/), divided into two distinct subfamilies...
- There are 47 species and 123 subspecies from the family Tinamidae Tinamus Tinamus guttatus white-throated tinamou Tinamus tao grey tinamou T. tao larensis...
- termed ratites, and one flying lineage, the Neotropic tinamous. There are 47 species of tinamous, five of kiwis (Apteryx), three of c****owaries (Casuarius)...
- superorder Palaeognathae consists of ratites and the flighted Neotropic tinamous (compare to Neognathae). Unlike other flightless birds, the ratites have...
- recognized within the taxonomic class Aves and consist of the ratites and tinamous. The ratites are mostly large and long-legged, flightless birds, lacking...
- have been closest to their sister group, the Central and South American tinamous. South island giant moas, as well as their close cousins on the North Island...
- camelus), almost 280 cm (9.2 ft) in height. Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia...
- the group is not monophyletic, as it is paraphyletic with respect to the tinamous, so the ostriches are now classified as the only members of the order....
- ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds, and tinamous are the closest...
- the extinct elephant birds), and the clade Dinocrypturi (comprising the tinamous and the extinct moas). Notopalaeognathae was named by Yuri et al. (2013)...