Tamandua

See also: tamandua and tamanduá

Translingual

Tamandua mexicana

Etymology

From Tupian tamanduá (“anteater”), possibly via Portuguese tamanduá or Spanish tamanduá.

Proper noun

Tamandua f

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – certain semi-arboreal anteaters.

Hyponyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Vermilingua - suborder; Myrmecophagidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Tamandua tetradactyla, Tamandua mexicana (species)

References

Tamandua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tamandua on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tamandua on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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