1. (noun) pangolin, scaly anteater, 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
Synonyms: scaly anteater, banded anteater, spiny anteater, pangolin, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark, ant bear
2. (noun) anteater, New World anteater
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
Synonyms: scaly anteater, banded anteater, spiny anteater, pangolin, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark, ant bear
3. (noun) aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Synonyms: great anteater, banded anteater, ant bear, spiny anteater, scaly anteater, pangolin, tamanoir, echidna, giant anteater, anteater, numbat, aardvark
4. (noun) numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Synonyms: scaly anteater, banded anteater, ant bear, spiny anteater, pangolin, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark
5. (noun) echidna, spiny anteater, anteater
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
Synonyms: scaly anteater, banded anteater, ant bear, spiny anteater, pangolin, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark
6. (noun) echidna, spiny anteater, anteater
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
Synonyms: scaly anteater, banded anteater, ant bear, spiny anteater, pangolin, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark
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Synonyms for anteater 
