tamandua
/tuh-man-doo-uh, tuh-man-doo-ah/US // təˈmæn du ə, təˌmæn duˈɑ //UK // (ˌtæmənˈdʊə) //
塔曼杜瓦,塔曼多瓦,塔曼杜拉,塔曼陀罗
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.
Examples
The great ant-eater (Myrmecophăga jubata) lives on the ground; the much smaller Tamandua and Cycloturus are arboreal.
Tamandua, t-man′dū-a, n. an arboreal ant-eater with prehensile tail.
The tamandua is seen climbing the loftiest monarchs of the forest in search of its insect prey.
I observe that Rudolphi distinctly refers to this edentate as the tamandua.
Tamandua has also retia, which are also found in the Spider-monkeys.
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