tamandu vs lesser anteater

tamandu and lesser anteater both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of tamandu include tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla.

tamandu (noun)	lesser anteater (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