in zoology, a genus of quadrupeds belonging to the order of bruta; the characters of which are these: There are no teeth in the mouth; the tongue is long and cylindrical; the head terminates in a long snout or muzzle; and the body is covered with with pretty long hair. There are 4 species, viz., 1. The didactyla, or white American coat of Seba, has two toes on the fore-feet and four on the hind feet. This animal is about 7 inches long; the head is two inches in length; the snout is not so long as that of the other species; the tail is about an inch longer than the body, and covered with pretty long hair; the legs are not made for walking, but jumping. He climbs trees, and hangs on the branches by the extremity of his tail. In this situation he thrusts his long tongue in the holes or fissures of trees, and brings it out covered with ants or other insects. He can live long without nourishment of any kind, sleeps generally in the day, and searches for food in the night. 2. The tridactyla, tamanuaguaca, or tamanoir, has three toes on the fore-feet, and five on the hind-feet, and long hair on the tail. This animal is about four feet long, and the head and snout about fifteen inches: It is a native of the East Indies, and feeds upon ants, &c. in the same manner as the didactyla. See Plate CXVI.fig. 4.—3. The jubata, has four toes on the forefoot and five on the hind ones, and a very hairy tail. This animal resembles the tridactyla, and is found at the Cape of Good Hope. 4. The tetradactyla, has four toes on the fore feet and five on the hind, with a tail naked at the extremity. It is a native of South America.