Tamandua

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tamandu \Ta*man"du\, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F.
     tamandua.] (Zool.)
     A small ant-eater ({Tamandua tetradactyla}) native of the
     tropical parts of South America.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout,
           small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout
           and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with
           minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end.
           Called also {tamandua}, {little ant-bear},
           {fourmilier}, and {cagouare}. The collared, or striped,
           tamandu ({Tamandua bivittata}) is considered a distinct
           species by some writers, but by others is regarded as
           only a variety.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tamandua
       n : small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and
           four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and
           Central America [syn: {tamandu}, {lesser anteater}, {Tamandua
           tetradactyla}]