tamandua

tamandua

See also: tamanduá and Tamandua

English

Tamandua mexicana

Tamandua tetradactyla

Etymology

From the genus name, from Tupian.[1] Doublet of tamanoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈmænduə/, /təˌmænduˈɑ/

Noun

tamandua (plural tamanduas)

1. An anteater of the genus Tamandua.
   • 1999, John C. Kricher, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 2nd Edition, page 307,

     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.

   • 2000, John F. Eisenberg, Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, page 93,

     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 vest may be greatly reduced or even absent.

   • 2007, George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Joseph F. Merritt, Carey Krajewski, 3rd Edition, Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, page 307,

     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). Tamanduas have a prehensile tail that aids in climbing.

Usage notes

• There seems to be confusion in common terminology concerning the two tamandua species: the northern and the southern tamandua. Depending on source, the terms lesser anteater and collared anteater are used to refer to either or both species. Languages other than English are not necessarily any more logical. The two species look very similar and their habitats overlap.

Derived terms

• northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana)
• southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Translations

anteater of the genus Tamandua

Cherokee: ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ (amelige dosvdali digayesgi) Chinese: Mandarin: 小食蟻獸／小食蚁兽 (xiǎoshíyǐshòu) Esperanto: tamanduo (eo) Finnish: kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu (fi) French: tamandua (fr) m Japanese: コアリクイ (koarikui) Kazakh: тамандуа (tamandua) Korean: 작은개미핥기 (jageun'gaemihalgi) Kyrgyz: тамандуа (tamandua) Malay: tamandua Persian: مورچه‌خوار درختی‎ Portuguese: tamanduá-mirim Romanian: tamandua (ro) m

References

1. tamandua in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Anagrams

• adamaunt

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.mɑ̃.dɥa/

Noun

tamandua m (plural tamanduas)

1. tamandua

Further reading

• “tamandua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Tamandua, of Tupian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.manˈdu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua
• Hyphenation: ta‧man‧dù‧a

Noun

tamandua m (invariable)

1. tamandua

Derived terms

• tamandua meridionale
• tamandua settentrionale

 

Further reading

• tamandua in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana