tamanoir
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]French tamanoir, a variant representation of the same Tupian word as tamandua.[1] Doublet of tamandua.
Noun
[edit]tamanoir (plural tamanoirs)
References
[edit]- “tamanoir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “tamanoir”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“tamanoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tamanoir m (plural tamanoirs)
- giant anteater
- Synonym: fourmilier géant
Further reading
[edit]- “tamanoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Tupian languages
- English doublets
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- en:Anteaters and sloths
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
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- French nouns
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- French masculine nouns
- fr:Anteaters and sloths