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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
Wordset Dictionary
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites
Wordset Dictionary
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
Wordset Dictionary
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- aardvarkant bearechidnanumbatpangolinscaly anteater
- plural
- Anteaters
- possessive
- Anteater's
- pluralpossessive
- Anteaters'