Anteater (Noun)
Meaning 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.
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Meaning 2
Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.
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Meaning 3
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.
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A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.
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Meaning 5
Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.
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Meaning 6
A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.
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