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View synonyms for anteater

anteater

[ ant-ee-ter ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the aardvark.
  3. a pangolin.
  4. an echidna.

anteater

/ ˈæntˌiːtə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. scaly anteater
    another name for pangolin
  3. spiny anteater
    another name for echidna
  4. banded anteater
    another name for numbat

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anteater1

First recorded in 1755–65; ant + eat ( def )

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