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Synonyms of ANTEATERS

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ANTEATERS: definition and more

19 synonyms in 6 meanings 11 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of ANTEATERS by meaning

noun

  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

    Also: scaly anteater.

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

    Also: new world anteater.

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

    Also: ant bear, orycteropus afer.

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

    Also: banded 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

    Also: spiny anteater.

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

    Also: spiny anteater.