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anteater

American  
[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /

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.

  2. the aardvark.

  3. a pangolin.

  4. an echidna.

  5. banded anteater.

anteater British  
/ 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. another name for pangolin

  3. another name for echidna

  4. another name for numbat

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Etymology

Origin of anteater

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

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