anteater

Noun (6)

1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitesSynonyms: pangolinscaly anteater
2. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termitesSynonyms: New World anteater
3. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order TubulidentataSynonyms: aardvarkant bearOrycteropus afer
4. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinctSynonyms: numbatbanded anteaterMyrmecobius fasciatus
5. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New GuineaSynonyms: echidnaspiny anteater
6. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to AustraliaSynonyms: echidnaspiny anteater