Anteater - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈæntiːtər|  American pronunciation of the word anteater
Brit.  |ˈæntiːtə|  British pronunciation of the word anteater

noun

- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites (syn: pangolin)
- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea (syn: echidna)
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia (syn: echidna)

Word forms

noun
singular: anteater
plural: anteaters
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