HyperDic: tamandu

English > 1 sense of the word tamandu:
NOUNanimaltamandu, tamandua, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactylasmall toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs
English > tamandu: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America.
Synonymstamandua, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla
Member ofgenus Tamandualesser anteater
Broaderanteater, New World anteaterAny of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack / lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
Spanishtamandua, tamandúa, tamandu
Catalantamandua, tamàndua, Tamandua tetradactyla

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