Synonyms for anteater
ˈæntˌi təranteater

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1. pangolin, scaly anteater, anteaternoun

   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, numbat, aardvark, ant bear

2. anteater, New World anteaternoun

   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, numbat, aardvark, ant bear

3. aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afernoun

   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, numbat, aardvark

4. numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatusnoun

   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, numbat, aardvark

5. echidna, spiny anteater, anteaternoun

   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, numbat, aardvark

6. echidna, spiny anteater, anteaternoun

   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, numbat, aardvark

Matched Categories

1. • Dasyurid Marsupial
   • Edentate
   • Egg-laying Mammal
   • Placental Mammal

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1. Robert Mitchum:

   I never take any notice of reviews-unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.