tamandua
noun
ta·man·dua
tə-ˈman-də-wə 
-ˌman-də-ˈwä
-ˌman-də-ˈwä
: either of two arboreal anteaters (Tamandua mexicana and T. tetradactyla) of Central and South America having a nearly hairless tail
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Like anteaters, a tamandua's diet mainly consists of ants, eating up to 9,000 in one day.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 31 May 2024
After observing the young tamandua's promising start, the baby animal's caretakers were shocked and devastated to discover the pup unresponsive on Monday.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
The new report, by researchers from the CDC and in Tennessee, describes what happened when a South American collared anteater — also known as a tamandua — was moved in May 2021 from a zoo in Virginia to one in Washington County, Tenn.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
Meet MJ, the little Southern tamandua born to mom DJ and dad EJ.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 31 May 2024
After observing the young tamandua's promising start, the baby animal's caretakers were shocked and devastated to discover the pup unresponsive on Monday.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
The new report, by researchers from the CDC and in Tennessee, describes what happened when a South American collared anteater — also known as a tamandua — was moved in May 2021 from a zoo in Virginia to one in Washington County, Tenn.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
Meet MJ, the little Southern tamandua born to mom DJ and dad EJ.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
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“Tamandua.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamandua. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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