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tamandua

/təˈmænduə/

tamandua noun: an anteater of the genus Tamandua.

tamandua: an anteater of the genus Tamandua
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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
    • The tamandua is easily separated from the giant anteater by its smaller size, its coloration, and the shape of its tail. Most tamanduas in southern South America are golden brown with a black vest covering the dorsum and venter, crossing the shoulders in a black band, but on some individuals the...2000, John F. Eisenberg, Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 3, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, page 93

tamandua meaning in Tamil, Malay and Persian

tamandua in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

tamandua in Malay

anteater of the genus Tamandua
tamandua

tamandua in Persian

anteater of the genus Tamandua
مورچهخوار درختی

Examples of tamandua in a sentence

  • The tamandua is easily separated from the giant anteater by its smaller size, its coloration, and the shape of its tail.2000, John F. Eisenberg, Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 3, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, page 93:
  • They have coarse tan or brown pelage, and in the northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) and in southern specimens of the southern tamandua (T. tetradactyla) black fur forms a “vest” (figure 15.8B).2007, George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Joseph F. Merritt, Carey Krajewski, Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity...

Forms of tamandua

pluraltamanduas

Origin of tamandua

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

Words formed from tamandua

  • northern tamandua
  • southern tamandua

Questions about tamandua

What does tamandua mean?
Tamandua means an anteater of the genus Tamandua.
What is tamandua in Tamil?
Tamandua in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Tamandua meaning in Tamil.
How do you use tamandua in a sentence?
The tamandua is easily separated from the giant anteater by its smaller size, its coloration, and the shape of its tail.
What part of speech is tamandua?
Tamandua is a noun.
How do you pronounce tamandua?
Tamandua is pronounced /təˈmænduə/.
What is the plural of tamandua?
The plural of tamandua is tamanduas.

Words near tamandua in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tamandua (page history and authors); tamandua (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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