anteater : Idioms & Phrases

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banded anteater

  • noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
    Myrmecobius fasciatus; anteater; numbat.
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giant anteater

  • noun large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
    ant bear; tamanoir; Myrmecophaga jubata; giant anteater.
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great anteater

  • noun large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
    ant bear; tamanoir; Myrmecophaga jubata; giant anteater.
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lesser anteater

  • noun small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America
    Tamandua tetradactyla; tamandu; tamandua.
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new world anteater

  • noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
    anteater.
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scaly anteater

  • 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; anteater.
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silky anteater

  • noun squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
    Cyclopes didactylus; silky anteater.
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spiny anteater

  • 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; anteater.
  • noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
    echidna; anteater.
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two-toed anteater

  • noun squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
    Cyclopes didactylus; silky anteater.
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