tinamou

/tin-uh-moo/US // ˈtɪn əˌmu //UK // (ˈtɪnəˌmuː) //

廷娜姆,廷纳姆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.

There is something remarkable in the great tinamou which I suspect has hitherto escaped notice.
At the close of day the great tinamou gives a loud, monotonous, plaintive whistle, and then immediately springs into the tree.
When surprised on the open ground the Ypecaha lies close, like a Tinamou, refusing to rise until almost trodden upon.
He was galloping over the pampas, with a very violent wind blowing in his face, when a Tinamou started up before his horse.
The larger one is known as the rufous and the smaller one as the spotted tinamou.