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tamandua

[tuh-man-doo-uh, tuh-man-doo-ah]

noun

a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.

Also, tam·an·du

[tam-uhn-doo] .

Origin:
1605–15; < Portuguese < Tupi: literally, ant-trapper

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tamandua or tamandu (ˌtæmənˈdʊə, ˈtæmənˌduː)

—n
	Also called: lesser anteater a small arboreal edentate mammal, Tamandua tetradactyla, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail and tubular mouth specialized for feeding on termites: family Myrmecophagidae

[C17: via Portuguese from Tupi: ant trapper, from taixi ant + mondê to catch]

tamandu or tamandu

—n

[C17: via Portuguese from Tupi: ant trapper, from taixi ant + mondê to catch]

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