tamandua

American  

[tuh-man-doo-uh, tuh-man-doo-ah] / təˈmæn du ə, təˌmæn duˈɑ /

Also tamandu

noun

1. 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.

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tamandua British  

/ ˈtæmənˌduː, ˌtæmənˈdʊə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of tamandua

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

Example Sentences

A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

From New York Times

Featured species there will include a tortoise, an ocelot, a caiman, an anteater known as a tamandua, and, of course, a prehensile-tailed porcupine.

From Seattle Times

They say the baby tamandua needs to develop and won’t make its public debut for another couple months.

From Washington Times

She hopes the new tamandua won’t have any problems and can continue nursing from its mother until it is moved to a specially formulated pelleted feed.

From Washington Times

Throughout the tamandua’s ultrasound, Mary the sheep bleated away in another part of the hospital where she was being monitored because she’d been losing weight.

From Washington Times