tamandua

ta·man·du·a  (t-mnd-)

n.

Either of two small nocturnal anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla or T. mexicana) of Central and South America, having thick, bristly fur and dwelling in trees during the day.

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[Portuguese tamanduá, from Tupi ta-monduá, from monduar, to catch.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tamandua - small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America lesser anteater, tamandu, Tamandua tetradactyla New World anteater, anteater - any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites genus Tamandua - lesser anteater