tamanwa

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Sranan Tongo[edit]

Tamanwa

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Portuguese tamanduá (“anteater”).

Noun[edit]

tamanwa

  1. Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga Tridactyla)
    • 2014, Radio Suriname, “Paramaribo Zoo: ‘Tamanwa is geen killer’”, in Nieuws-Suriname‎[1]:
      De Reuzenmiereneter of Myrmecophaga tridactyla, in Suriname bekend als de Tamanwa, was de afgelopen dagen nadrukkelijk in het nieuws.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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