Anteater
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈæntˌiːtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anteater is a noun meaning Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
Meaning
Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
More Meanings
- Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
- (slang) An uncircumcised penis.
Word Forms
- anteaters
Synonyms for anteater
Depending on context, synonyms include pangolin, aardvark, numbat, echidna.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include echidna, numbat, pangolin, aardvark, spiny, white ant.
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