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tamandu

tamandu is the alternative form of tamandua.

Meaning of tamandua

Noun

tamandua (plural tamanduas)

  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.1999, John C. Kricher, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 2nd edition, page 307

Forms of tamandu

pluraltamandus

Questions about tamandu

What is tamandu the alternative form of?
Tamandu is the alternative form of tamandua.

Words near tamandu in the dictionary

  1. Tamanaha
  2. Tamanahas
  3. Tamanaku
  4. tamandarin
  5. tamandarins
  6. tamandu
  7. tamandua
  8. tamanduas
  9. Tamanduateí
  10. tamandus
  11. Tamang

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