Definition of anteater

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anteater - 7 definitions

- noun
1. pangolin -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. anteater -- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
synonyms: New World anteater
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. aardvark -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. numbat -- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
synonyms: numbat, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. echidna -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. echidna -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. anteater, anteaters -- any of several mammals that feed on ants
synonyms: anteaters
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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