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.

Origin of anteater

First recorded in 1755–65; ant + eater

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