tamandua
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name, from Tupian.[1] Doublet of tamanoir.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tamandua (plural tamanduas)
- 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, Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, 3rd edition, 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 edit
- 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 edit
Translations edit
anteater of the genus Tamandua
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References edit
- ^ “tamandua”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tamandua m (plural tamanduas)
Further reading edit
- “tamandua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Tamandua, of Tupian origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tamandua m (invariable)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- tamandua in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tamandua f
Declension edit
Declension of tamandua
Further reading edit
- tamandua in Polish dictionaries at PWN