Anteater — synonyms, definition

1. anteater (Noun)

11 synonyms
Myrmecobius fasciatus New World anteater Orycteropus afer aardvark ant bear banded anteater echidna numbat pangolin scaly anteater spiny anteater
6 definitions

anteater (Noun) — Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites.

anteater (Noun) — Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.

anteater (Noun) — Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.

anteater (Noun) — Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.

anteater (Noun) — A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.

anteater (Noun) — A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.

9 types of
dasyurid dasyurid marsupial edentate egg-laying mammal eutherian eutherian mammal monotreme placental placental mammal
12 types
Cyclopes didactylus Myrmecophaga jubata Tamandua tetradactyla ant bear giant anteater great anteater lesser anteater silky anteater tamandu tamandua tamanoir two-toed anteater
12 parts of
Manis Myrmecobius Myrmecophagidae Orycteropus Tachyglossus Zaglossus family Myrmecophagidae genus Manis genus Myrmecobius genus Orycteropus genus Tachyglossus genus Zaglossus