tamandua vs lesser anteater

tamandua and lesser anteater both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of tamandua include tamandu, Tamandua tetradactyla.

tamandua (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