anteater Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
pangolin; scaly anteater.
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noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
New World anteater.
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noun nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
ant bear; aardvark; Orycteropus afer.
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noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Myrmecobius fasciatus; banded anteater; numbat.
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noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
echidna; spiny anteater.
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noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
echidna; spiny anteater.
