English
Detailed Synonyms for anteater in English
anteater:
anteater [the ~] noun
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the anteater
– a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia 1the echidna; the spiny anteater; the anteater– a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia 1 -
the anteater
– a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea 1the spiny anteater; the anteater; the echidna– a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea 1 -
the anteater
– small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct 1the banded anteater; the Myrmecobius fasciatus; the numbat; the anteater– small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct 1 -
the anteater
– nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata 1the ant bear; the Orycteropus afer; the anteater; the aardvark– nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata 1 -
the anteater
– any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites 1the New World anteater; the anteater– any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites 1 -
the anteater
– toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites 1the pangolin; the scaly anteater; the anteater– toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites 1