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.
Numbness is usually caused by damage, irritation or compression of several nerves or a single branch of a nerve, most often situated in the periphery of your body.Diseases affecting the peripheral nerves, such as diabetes, also can cause numbness.Rarely, numbness can be caused by problems in your brain or spinal cord.Fortunately, numbness by itself is only rarely associated with potentially life-threatening disorders, such as strokes or tumors.iseases affecting the peripheral nerves, such as diabetes, also can cause numbness. Rarely, numbness can be caused by problems in your brain or spinal cord. Fortunately, numbness by itself is only rarely associated with potentially life-threatening disorders, such as strokes or tumors.