Tamandua
See also: tamandua and tamanduá
Translingual
Tamandua mexicana
Etymology
From Tupian tamanduá (“anteater”), possibly via Portuguese tamanduá or Spanish tamanduá.
Proper noun
Tamandua f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – certain semi-arboreal anteaters.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Vermilingua - suborder; Myrmecophagidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tamandua tetradactyla, Tamandua mexicana (species)
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