Noun Definition

anteater

1.Definition: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

Related Noun(s):echidna

Category: Animals

2.Definition: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea

Related Noun(s):echidna

Category: Animals

3.Definition: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

Category: Animals

4.Definition: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

Related Noun(s):aardvark

Category: Animals

5.Definition: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Related Noun(s):numbat

Category: Animals

6.Definition: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

Related Noun(s):pangolin

Category: Animals