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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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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

Wordset Dictionary

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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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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aardvarkant bearechidnanumbatpangolinscaly anteater
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