tamandua
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tamandua
1605–15; < Portuguese < Tupi: literally, ant-trapper
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 16, 2024
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 • Mar. 1, 2022
The tamandua, also known as the lesser anteater, can be found in trees and on the ground.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
During his entire career as a naturalist, only one animal had ever unexpectedly attacked Cherrie: a tamandua, or lesser anteater.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Out in the open marsh the tamandua could neither avoid observation, nor fight effectively, nor make good its escape by flight.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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