Anteater

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈæntËŒitÉš/
• RP IPA: /ˈæntËŒiːtÉ™/

Origin

ant + eater

Full definition of anteater

Noun

1. Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.
2. A common term used of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark and numbat (banded anteater).

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