tamanoir

English

Etymology

From French tamanoir, a variant representation of the same Tupian word as tamandua. Doublet of tamandua.

Noun

tamanoir (plural tamanoirs)

1. giant anteater

References

• “tamanoir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Omartian, animator, montaria, Taormina

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ma.nwaʁ/

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Noun

tamanoir m (plural tamanoirs)

1. giant anteater

   Synonym: fourmilier géant

   • 2022, 0:52:36 from the start, in Marc Jampolsky, Marie Thiry, directors, Amazonie, les civilisations oubliées de la forêt‎^[1] (documentary), spoken by Aïmawalé Opoya, via Arte, retrieved 2 December 2024:

     Dans la légende, on dit que le tamanoir s’est fait tuer son bébé et il est allé chez les monstres aquatiques, et il a tué un esprit des eaux. Et donc le chamans savent l’utiliser par sa force. Pour se venger, par exemple, des mauvais esprits.

     According to the legend, people say that the giant anteater's baby got killed and that he went to the water monsters, and that he killed a water spirit. So, the shamans know how to use him through his strength. For exemple, to take revenge on bad spirits.

Further reading

• “tamanoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.