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ant·eat·er A0327000 (ănt′ē′tər)n.1. Any of several Central and South American mammals of the suborder Vermilingua 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 (ˈæntˌiːtə) n1. (Animals) 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. (Animals) scaly anteater another name for pangolin3. (Animals) spiny anteater another name for echidna4. (Animals) banded anteater another name for numbatant•eat•er (ˈæntˌi tər)
n. 1. any of several tropical New World edentate mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long snout, a sticky extensile tongue, and strong claws, and feeding on ants and termites. 2. any of various other, unrelated mammals having similar adaptations for feeding on ants and termites, as the aardvark, echidna, numbat, and pangolin. [1755–65] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  anteater - toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitespangolin, scaly anteatereutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsgenus Manis, Manis - type genus of the Manidae | | 2. | anteater - any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termitesNew World anteateredentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South Americafamily Myrmecophagidae, Myrmecophagidae - New World anteatersant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, tamanoir - large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South AmericaCyclopes didactylus, silky anteater, two-toed anteater - squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden furlesser anteater, tamandu, tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla - small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America | | 3. |  anteater - nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentataaardvark, Orycteropus afer, ant beareutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsgenus Orycteropus, Orycteropus - coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae | | 4. |  anteater - small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinctbanded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus, numbatdasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmaniagenus Myrmecobius, Myrmecobius - banded anteater | | 5. |  anteater - a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guineaechidna, spiny anteateregg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheriagenus Zaglossus, Zaglossus - a genus of Tachyglossidae | | 6. |  anteater - a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australiaechidna, spiny anteateregg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheriagenus Tachyglossus, Tachyglossus - type genus of the family Tachyglossidae |
anteaterAnteaters and other edentates aardvark, anteater, armadillo, echidna or spiny anteater, numbat or banded anteater, pangolin or scaly anteater, sloth or ai, tamandu, tamandua, or lesser anteaterTranslationsanteater
anteater, name applied to various animals that feed on ants, termites, and other insects, but more properly restricted to a completely toothless group of the order Edentata. There are four species classified in three genera, all found in tropical Central and South America. The great anteater, or ant bear (Myrmecophaga), has an elongated, almost cylindrical head and snout, a long sticky tongue, a coarse-haired body about 4 ft (1.2 m) long, and a long, broad tail. The large, sharp claws on the forefeet are weapons of defense and are used to open the hard earth mounds of termites and ants, which are then picked up on the saliva-coated tongue. The tongue extends to a length of about 2 ft (60 cm). The collared, or lesser, anteater (Tamandua), less than half the size of the great anteater, is a short-haired yellowish and black arboreal creature. The arboreal two-toed anteater (Cyclopes) is the size of a squirrel and has a prehensile tail and silky yellow fur. Other animals called anteater are members of other groups. The banded anteater of Australia is a marsupial; the spiny anteater, also of Australia, is a monotreme related to the platypusplatypus
, semiaquatic egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Tasmania and E Australia. Also called duckbill, or duckbilled platypus, it belongs to the order Monotremata (see monotreme), the most primitive group of living mammals.
..... Click the link for more information. . For the scaly anteater, see pangolinpangolin
, armored, toothless mammal of tropical Asia and Africa. Pangolins range in length from 3 to 6 ft (90–180 cm) including the long, broad tail. Their snouts are narrow and pointed.
..... Click the link for more information. . True anteaters are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Edentata, family Myrmecophagidae.anteater[′ant‚ēd·ər] (vertebrate zoology) Any of several mammals, in five orders, which live on a diet of ants and termites. anteater1. 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 2. scaly anteater another name for pangolin3. spiny anteater another name for echidna4. banded anteater another name for numbatanteater
anteater any of a group of ant-eating mammals that includes the spiny anteater, scaly anteater, Cape anteater (aardvark), and marsupial anteater.anteater
Synonyms for anteaternoun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitesSynonymsRelated Words- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- placental
- placental mammal
- genus Manis
- Manis
noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termitesSynonymsRelated Words- edentate
- family Myrmecophagidae
- Myrmecophagidae
- ant bear
- giant anteater
- great anteater
- Myrmecophaga jubata
- tamanoir
- Cyclopes didactylus
- silky anteater
- two-toed anteater
- lesser anteater
- tamandu
- tamandua
- Tamandua tetradactyla
noun nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termitesSynonyms- aardvark
- Orycteropus afer
- ant bear
Related Words- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- placental
- placental mammal
- genus Orycteropus
- Orycteropus
noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termitesSynonyms- banded anteater
- Myrmecobius fasciatus
- numbat
Related Words- dasyurid
- dasyurid marsupial
- genus Myrmecobius
- Myrmecobius
noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesSynonymsRelated Words- egg-laying mammal
- monotreme
- genus Zaglossus
- Zaglossus
noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesSynonymsRelated Words- egg-laying mammal
- monotreme
- genus Tachyglossus
- Tachyglossus
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