If you are writing for a general audience (even an general academic audience) you should avoid using in-group jargon without explanations. Overloading your audience with words they do not understand will not help you achieve your purpose.
Genus. Myrmecobius. The numbat is a small carnivorous marsupial from Australia, and the only member of the family Myrmecobiidae. It is a specialised termite-eater and is easily recognised by its slender, graceful body and short, stiff hair which is reddish-brown with black and white stripes across its back and rump.
numb. adj. numbÂ·er, numbÂ·est. 1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out. 2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal.tr. & intr.v. numbed, numbÂ·ing, numbs. To make or become numb. [Middle English. , variant of.dj. numbÂ·er, numbÂ·est. 1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out. 2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal. tr.