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Anteater

nounid 6791·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
aardvarkant bearechidnanumbatpangolinscaly anteater
plural
Anteaters
possessive
Anteater's
pluralpossessive
Anteaters'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
§2
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
§3
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites
§4
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
§5
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
§6
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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