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anteater
(æntiːtəʳ) also ant-eater
Word forms: plural anteaters
countable noun
An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
anteater in British English
(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 tamandua2. scaly anteater
3. spiny anteater
4. banded anteater
anteater in American English
(ˈæntˌitər)
noun
any of several mammals of various orders that feed mainly on ants, as the pangolins, echidnas, and esp. ant bears: anteaters have a long, sticky tongue and a long snout
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