anteater

/ænt,itər/ noun
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DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.

2

Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.

3

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.

4

Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.

5

Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites.

6

Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.

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