Tamandua

//təˈmænduə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An anteater of the genus Tamandua.

    "Tamanduas eat many kinds of ants as well as termites and bees. They tend to shy away from army ants and ponerine ants, both of which give nasty stings. When threatened, a tamandua may sit up on its hind legs and brandish its sharp curved claws."

  2. 2
    small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America wordnet

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animalantelopearmadillobatelephanthare

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"Tamanduas eat many kinds of ants as well as termites and bees. They tend to shy away from army ants and ponerine ants, both of which give nasty stings. When threatened, a tamandua may sit up on its hind legs and brandish its sharp curved claws."

Etymology

From the genus name, from Tupian. Doublet of tamanoir.

Related phrases

northern tamanduasouthern tamandua

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