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tamanduas

tamanduas is the plural 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

Questions about tamanduas

What is tamanduas the plural of?
Tamanduas is the plural of tamandua.

Words near tamanduas in the dictionary

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

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