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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In ornithology, same as Picoides.

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Examples

  • Other threatened mammals include bush dog Speothos venaticus (V), giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (V) and Central American tapir Tapirus bairdii (V).

    Los Katíos National Park, Colombia 2008

  • Three species of ant-eaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Cyclopes didactylus, and Tamandua tetradactyla), armadillos (Dasypus spp.), and deer (Mazama gouazoubira and M. americana) also inhabit this region.

    Solimões-Japurá moist forest 2008

  • Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) III

    Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009

  • The large intact grasslands of the savanna and surrounding habitats support diverse mammal populations which include giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (VU), giant armadillo Priodontes maximus (EN), jaguar Panthera onca, puma Puma concolor and Brazilian tapir Tapirus terrestris (VU).

    Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

  • A number of arctic marine mammal and bird species are circumpolar, and are represented by several populations and even subspecies (e.g., the bowhead whale, walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, herring gull (Larus argentatus), glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus), and kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)).

    Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009

  • Viable populations of the Jaguar Panthera onca (Lr), the Giant Armadillo Myrmecophaga tridactyla (EN) and the Giant River Otter Pteronura brasiliensis (VU) also exist in the nominated site.

    Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname 2008

  • Other species, such as giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (EN) and giant armadillo Priodontes maximus (EN), are found both in humid forests and in the drier habitats, but appear to reach their greatest population densities in the termite plains.

    Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia 2008

  • Among larger mammals, the jaguar (Panthera onca), the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), and the ocelot (Felis pardalis) have been sighted, although their abundance is unknown.

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • Bush dog Speothos venaticus (V) and giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (V) have also been recorded.

    Iguacu National Park, Brazil 2008

  • These are mainly Iceland gulls Larus glaucoides, glaucous gulls L. hyperboreus with lesser numbers of great black-backed gulls L. marinus, kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla and guillemots Cepphus grille with great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland 2008

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