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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.
tamandua
/ ˈtæmənˌduː; ˌtæmənˈdʊə /
noun
- 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 Also calledlesser anteater
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamandua1
1605–15; < Portuguese < Tupi: literally, ant-trapper
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamandua1
C17: via Portuguese from Tupi: ant trapper, from taixi ant + mondê to catch
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Example Sentences
The great ant-eater (Myrmecophăga jubata) lives on the ground; the much smaller Tamandua and Cycloturus are arboreal.
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Tamandua, t-man′dū-a, n. an arboreal ant-eater with prehensile tail.
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The tamandua is seen climbing the loftiest monarchs of the forest in search of its insect prey.
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I observe that Rudolphi distinctly refers to this edentate as the tamandua.
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Tamandua has also retia, which are also found in the Spider-monkeys.
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