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
The baby tamandua born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden last week has died, the zoo said Tuesday.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed the arrival of a healthy baby tamandua Thursday.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023
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
Also called the lesser anteater, the tamandua uses its long snout to sniff out ant, termite and bee colonies.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023
Meet MJ, the little Southern tamandua born to mom DJ and dad EJ.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
Isla the tamandua is pregnant and expecting a pup at the end of December, according to the zoo's Facebook page.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
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
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 31 May 2024
The baby tamandua born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden last week has died, the zoo said Tuesday.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed the arrival of a healthy baby tamandua Thursday.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023
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
Also called the lesser anteater, the tamandua uses its long snout to sniff out ant, termite and bee colonies.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023
Meet MJ, the little Southern tamandua born to mom DJ and dad EJ.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
Isla the tamandua is pregnant and expecting a pup at the end of December, according to the zoo's Facebook page.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
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
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“Tamandua.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamandua. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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