tamandua(n = noun.animal) lesser anteater, tamandu, tamandua tetradactyla - small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America;
is a kind of anteater, new world anteater
is a member of genus tamandua
tamandua, n. any small Central and S. American arboreal anteater of the genus Tamandua, with a prehensile tail used in climbing .
Etymology:
Port. f. Tupi tamandu{agrave}