lesser anteater vs tamandua

lesser anteater and tamandua both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lesser anteater	Yes	No	No	No
tamandua	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lesser anteater and tamandua are synonyms defined as:

lesser anteater and tamandua: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America

Other synonyms of lesser anteater include tamandu, Tamandua tetradactyla.

lesser anteater (noun)	tamandua (noun)
small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America	small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America