tamanoir

/ta.ma.nwaʁ/

le noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les tamanoirs

Meaning

  1. giant anteater

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

fourmilier

Fourmilier is the general word for anteater; tamanoir names specifically the giant anteater.

Practice

1 What does tamanoir mean?

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