Meaning & Definition of Anteater in English
English⟶
Anteater
/æntitər/
noun
1. Toothless mammal of southern africa and asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
synonym:
- pangolin,
- scaly anteater,
- anteater
2. Any of several tropical american mammals of the family myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
synonym:
- anteater,
- New World anteater
3. Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of africa that feeds on termites
- Sole extant representative of the order tubulidentata
synonym:
- aardvark,
- ant bear,
- anteater,
- Orycteropus afer
4. Small australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites
- Nearly extinct
synonym:
- numbat,
- banded anteater,
- anteater,
- Myrmecobius fasciatus
5. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
- Native to new guinea
synonym:
- echidna,
- spiny anteater,
- anteater
6. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
- Native to australia
synonym:
- echidna,
- spiny anteater,
- anteater