Tamandua

See also: tamandua, tamanduá, Tamanduá, tamanduą, and tamandûá

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, found from southern Mexico to Argentina.

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 (southern tamandua), Tamandua mexicana (northern tamandua) - species

References

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

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