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-uh n-doo] /ˈtæm ənˌdu/.

Origin of tamandua

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

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Historical Examples of tamandua

I observe that Rudolphi distinctly refers to this edentate as the tamandua.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold
Tamandua has also retia, which are also found in the Spider-monkeys.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
When left by the tamandua to their own devices there were myriads still surviving.
Afloat in the Forest
Mayne Reid
The second species of tamandua—that is, in size—is quite a different creature.
Afloat in the Forest
Mayne Reid
Figs. 107 and 108 show the entire abdominal portion of the alimentary tract in Tamandua bivittata, the little ant-eater of Brazil.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity
George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for tamandua

tamandua

tamandu (ˈtæmənˌduː)

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 MyrmecophagidaeAlso called: lesser anteater

Word Origin for tamandua

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

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