anteater

noun

a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites

small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites

nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites

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

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

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