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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAMANDUA

Via Portuguese from Tupi: ant trapper, from taixi ant + mondê to catch.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAMANDUA

tamandua  [ˌtæmənˈdʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAMANDUA

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Tamandua is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TAMANDUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tamandua

Tamandua

Tamandua is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua and the northern tamandua. They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae. In captivity, they will eat fruits and meat. They have no teeth and depend on their powerful gizzards to break down their food. The northern tamandua ranges from southeastern Mexico south throughout Central America, and in South America west of the Andes from northern Venezuela to northern Peru. Southern tamanduas are found from Venezuela and Trinidad to northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay. The word tamanduá is Tupi for "anteater", and in Tupi and Portuguese refers to anteaters in general. In those languages, the tamandua is called tamanduá-mirim.

Definition of tamandua in the English dictionary

The definition of tamandua in the dictionary is a small arboreal edentate mammal, Tamandua tetradactyla, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail and tubular mouth specialized for feeding on termites: family Myrmecophagidae Also called: lesser anteater.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAMANDUA


dour
dʊə
N´Dour
ənˈdʊə
pandour
ˈpændʊə
pompadour
ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə
tandoor
ˈtændʊə
troubadour
ˈtruːbəˌdʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAMANDUA

tam
tam-o´-shanter
tam-tam
tamability
tamable
tamableness
Tamagotchi
tamale
tamandu
tamanu
tamarack
tamarao
tamarau
tamari
tamarillo
tamarin
tamarind
tamarisk
tamasha

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAMANDUA

Adua
Anthony of Padua
Antigua
aqua
atua
Chihuahua
continua
decidua
individua
Joshua
lingua
Managua
Marsilius of Padua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
residua
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Synonyms and antonyms of tamandua in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tamandua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAMANDUA

Find out the translation of tamandua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tamandua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tamandua» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tamandua
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tamandua
570 millions of speakers

English

tamandua
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tamandua
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tamandua
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tamandua
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tamandua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tamandua
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tamandua
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tamandua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tamandua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コアリクイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tamandua
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tamandua
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tamandua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tamandua
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तमंडुआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tamandua
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tamandua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tamandua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tamandua
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tamandua
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ταμαντούα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

tamandua
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tamandua
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Tamandua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tamandua

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMANDUA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMANDUA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tamandua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMANDUA»

Discover the use of tamandua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tamandua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, ...
[Tamandua] longicauda Trouessart, 1898:1121; incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga longicaudata J. A. Wagner. Tamandua tetradactyla nigra: Menegaux, 1902:494; first use of current name combination. Tamandua tetradactyla ...
Alfred L. Gardner, 2008
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Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World
The nasutes flank each other back-to-back, while raising their pin- shaped faces to the tamandua. Each na- sute's elongated head forms into a conical, syringe- shaped snout, called a nasus, and although the nasutes have no teeth for biting ...
‎2004
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A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, ...
The most commonly seen of the anteaters (Myrmecophagidae) is the 0.6-m (2-ft)- long tamandua (genus Tamandua). Two species occur, one (northern tamandua, T. mexicana) in Central America and in northern South America west of the ...
John C. Kricher, 1999
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The Mammals of Suriname
The Tamandua is fully protected in the northern part of Suriname. It is not too well appreciated as food and in the interior it is hunted only if no other game is available (Geijskes, 1954 : yy) . In his study of game as food for the inhabitants of the ...
A. M. Husson, 1978
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
T. tetradactyla q.v. Tamandua mexicana Pilosa - Myrmecophagidae e Northern Tamandua; Collared Anteater; Tamandua; Banded Anteater; Vested Anteater d Nördlicher Tamandua f Fourmillier à collier i Tamandua del Messico Tamandua ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil
Description 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 dor- sum and venter, ...
John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, 2000
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Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate ...
Arboreal. Tail conical, prehensile ; feet clasping the branches. 2. TAMANDUA. Toes 5 . 4. Palatine and pterygoid bones united beneath the nasal canal for the whole length. Fur of body and tail short, bristly. Tail tapering, prehensile. Skull long ...
John Edward Gray, 1869
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Fromm 7.-—.\iagnetite crystals in hematite from iron-formation in tbeupper forrnatlon of the Tamandua Group. Actual width of specimen is 12.7 cm. hematite ore from the Caué Itabirite. A channel sample 50 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 1 cm deep, ...
‎1949
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
I 14) should be revised to include the rocks of the Tamandua Group (Simmons and Maxwell, 1961) in the eastern part of the Quadrilatero Ferrifero. According to Dorr, there is not a significant angular discordance along the contact between the  ...
‎1965
10
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic ...
Tamandua Gray, 1825. Ann. Philos., n.s., 10:343. type species: Myrmecophaga tamandua G. Cuvier, 1798 (= Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758), by monotypy. synonyms: Dryoryx Gloger, 1841; TamanduasF. Cuvier, 1829; Uroleptes ...
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMANDUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tamandua is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meio ambiente » Espécie rara de tamanduá é encontrada em Paulista
Uma espécie rara de tamanduá, o tamanduaí (Cyclopes didactylus) ou "tamanduá anão" foi encontrada por moradores do entorno da Estação Ecológica de ... «Diário de Pernambuco, Jul 15»
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Zoo Day: Tamandua
... DIEGO (CBS 8) - They have a specialized diet, feeding mainly on small insects like ants and termites. In today's Zoo Day video, we learn about the tamandua. «CBS 8 San Diego, Apr 15»
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Denver Zoo welcomes new baby tamandua
This is the second-ever birth of a southern tamandua, a species of anteater, at the zoo. He was born on March 12 and named Salvador. Salvador is currently ... «9NEWS.com, Mar 15»
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Cayenne, a tamandua on exhibit at National Zoo
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A southern tamandua, named Cayenne is now on exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The one-year-old female tamandua ... «W*USA 9, Mar 15»
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Meet San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Luna the Tamandua
Trainer Donna Kent from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tells us more about Luna the tamandua. If you are not sure what tamanduas are, we can tell you one ... «San Diego 6, Feb 15»
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Anteaters, take hint from mandrill
Tamandua anteaters MJ (left) and Chispa dine on wax worms, honey and fiber at the Dallas Zoo. Chispa wants to take their relationship to the next level, but MJ, ... «Dallas Morning News, Jan 15»
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Denver Zookeepers Save Newborn Tamandua's Life
DENVER (CBS4)– A newborn tamandua baby is alive and doing well at Denver Zoo thanks to the dedication of zookeepers and veterinarians as the baby's ... «CBS Local, Mar 14»
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Staten Island Zoo announces its newest resident, MJ the anteater …
MJ is the first recorded tamandua zoo birth in the New York metropolitan region. The birth of the baby tamandua on Jan. 12 -- the day the Jets won the Super ... «SILive.com, Feb 14»
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Adorable anteater arrives at New York City zoo
A tamandua, or what most call an anteater, was born at the Staten Island Zoo last month — the first recorded tamandua birth in the New York metropolitan area. «Today.com, Feb 14»
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Denver Zoo tamandua Rio is pregnant: Watch a video of the …
The Denver Zoo can change that. Zoo tamandua Rio is pregnant -- thanks in no small part to her mate, Quito. Tamanduas are a species of anteater native to ... «Westword, Jan 14»

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