anteater

See also: ant-eater

English

Etymology

ant +‎ eater

Pronunciation
An anteater
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæntˌiːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæntˌitɚ/
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Noun

anteater (plural anteaters)

  1. Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.
  2. Any of some other unrelated 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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