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anteater - 3 dictionary results

ant⋅eat⋅er

[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.
5. banded anteater.

Origin:
1755–65; ant + eater
ant·eat·er   (ānt'ē'tər)   
n.  
  1. Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae that lack teeth and feed on ants and termites, especially the giant anteater.
  2. Any of several other animals, including the echidna, aardvark, and pangolin, that feed on ants.

anteater 
1764, of the S.Amer. species; 1868 of the Australian echidna.
Language Translation for : anteater
Spanish: hormiguero,
German: der Ameisenbär,
Japanese: ありくい
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