Crypturi

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crypturi \Cryp*tu"ri\ (kr[i^]p*t[=u]"r[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr.
     Gr. krypto`s hidden + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)
     An order of flying, drom[ae]ognathous birds, including the
     tinamous of South America. See {Tinamou}.
     [1913 Webster]