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Noun
/ˈantˌētər/,
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anteaters, plural;
  1. A mammal that feeds on ants and termites. It has a long snout and sticky tongue

  1. pangolin: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
  2. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
  3. aardvark: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
  4. numbat: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
  5. Anteaters are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidna, and pangolin.
  6. Anteater ("The Anteater" in Britain; "Ameisenbaer" in Germany) is a maze arcade game released in 1982 by Stern, where the player controls an anteater that elongates his proboscis through maze-like anthills eating ants. The player can only eat ants with the tip of the anteater's proboscis. ...
  7. Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues; A common term used of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin ("scaly anteater"), echidna ("spiny anteater"), aardvark and ...
  8. Kenworth T-600; this truck was so-named because of its sloped hood, and was one of the first trucks with an aerodynamic design. Also known as an aardvark.