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Meaning of anteater

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  anteater
      n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
           covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
           ants and termites [syn: {pangolin}, {scaly anteater},
           {anteater}]
      2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
         Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
         termites [syn: {anteater}, {New World anteater}]
      3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
         feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
         Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {ant bear}, {anteater},
         {Orycteropus afer}]
      4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws
         for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {numbat},
         {banded anteater}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius fasciatus}]
      5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
         long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
         New Guinea [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]
      6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
         long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
         Australia [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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