tamanduá-bandeira

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “flag anteater”, referring to its tail.

Noun

tamanduá-bandeira m (plural tamanduás-bandeira or (less common) tamanduás-bandeiras)

  1. giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, the largest species of anteater)

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