anteater
[ ant-ee-ter ]
/ ˈæntˌi tər /
noun
any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.
Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
the aardvark.
a pangolin.
an echidna.
Words nearby anteater
ante-,
ante-christum,
ante-mortem,
ante-nicene,
ante-post,
anteater,
antebellum,
antecede,
antecedence,
antecedency,
antecedent
British Dictionary definitions for anteater
anteater
/ (ˈæntˌiːtə) /
noun
any toothless edentate mammal of the family Myrmecophagidae of Central and South America, esp Myrmecophaga tridactyla (or jubata) (giant anteater), having a long tubular snout used for eating termites
See also tamandua
scaly anteater another name for pangolin
spiny anteater another name for echidna
banded anteater another name for numbat