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Anteater   /ˈæntˌitər/   Listen
Anteater

noun
1.
Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites.  Synonyms: pangolin, scaly anteater.
2.
Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.  Synonym: New World anteater.
3.
Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.  Synonyms: aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer.
4.
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.  Synonyms: banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus, numbat.
5.
A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.  Synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.
6.
A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.  Synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.



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Words linked to "Anteater" :   Cyclopes didactylus, placental mammal, genus Manis, Orycteropus, Tamandua tetradactyla, monotreme, genus Myrmecobius, Myrmecophaga jubata, genus Zaglossus, dasyurid marsupial, Tachyglossus, Myrmecophagidae, eutherian, Zaglossus, Manis, genus Orycteropus, placental, genus Tachyglossus, dasyurid, eutherian mammal, family Myrmecophagidae, tamanoir, edentate, tamandua, tamandu, egg-laying mammal, Myrmecobius



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