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