Anteater
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Framework senses
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- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
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- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
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- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites
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- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
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- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites