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Definition of Tamandua tetradactyla
1. Noun. Small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America.
Generic synonyms: Anteater, New World Anteater
Group relationships: Genus Tamandua
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamandua Tetradactyla
Literary usage of Tamandua tetradactyla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1904)
"l'âge 18. Base of brain of Hyrax capensis 187 19. Base of brain of Tamandua
tetradactyla 189 20. Base of brain of Tragulus ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1907)
"394, Oct. 29, 1904), the correct name of the Mexican Tamandua is Tamandua
tetradactyla mexicana (Saussure). ..."
3. Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom: An Exposition of the Laws of by Gerald Handerson Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer (1909)
"Only three species are known, namely, the Great Ant-eater (Myrmecophaga jubata),
the middle- sized Tamandua (tamandua tetradactyla), and the Little ..."
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