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| NOUN | 1 | anteater, pangolin, scaly anteater | Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites |
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| 2 | anteater, New World anteater | Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites | |
| 3 | anteater, aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer | Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites | |
| 4 | anteater, numbat, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus | Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites | |
| 5 | anteater, echidna, spiny anteater | A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and and claws for hunting ants and termites | |
| 6 | anteater, echidna, spiny anteater | A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites |
| Sounds | ae'ntiy.ter |
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| Meaning | Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites. |
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| Synonyms | pangolin, scaly anteater |
| Member of | Manis, genus Manis |
| Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal |
| Meaning | Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites. |
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| Synonyms | New World anteater |
| Member of | Myrmecophagidae, family Myrmecophagidae |
| Broader | edentate |
| Narrower | ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir, Myrmecophaga jubata; silky anteater, two-toed anteater, Cyclopes didactylus; tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla |
| Meaning | Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites. Sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata. |
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| Synonyms | aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer |
| Member of | Orycteropus, genus Orycteropus |
| Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal |
| Meaning | Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites. Nearly extinct. |
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| Synonyms | numbat, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus |
| Member of | Myrmecobius, genus Myrmecobius |
| Broader | dasyurid marsupial, dasyurid |
| Meaning | A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and and claws for hunting ants and termites. Native to New Guinea. |
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| Synonyms | echidna, spiny anteater |
| Member of | Zaglossus, genus Zaglossus |
| Broader | monotreme, egg-laying mammal |
| Meaning | A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites. Native to Australia. |
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| Synonyms | echidna, spiny anteater |
| Member of | Tachyglossus, genus Tachyglossus |
| Broader | monotreme, egg-laying mammal |
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