anteater

See also: ant-eater

English
An anteater.

Etymology

From ant +‎ eater.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæntˌiːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæntˌitɚ/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

anteater (plural anteaters)

  1. Any of several animals of South and Central America, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.
  2. Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark and numbat (banded anteater).

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See also
  • Appendix:Animals
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