Anteater Synonyms

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Synonyms for Anteater

aardvark
A burrowing mammal (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa, having a stocky body, large ears, a long tubular snout, and powerful digging claws for feeding on ants and termites.
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ant-bear
The giant anteater.
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spiny-anteater
(Zoology) A common name for echidna.
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echidna
(Greek mythology) A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.
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numbat
Any of a family (Myrmecobiidae) of small, timid Australian marsupials that have no pouch
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pangolin
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.
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myrmecobius-fasciatus
A taxonomic species within the family Myrmecobiidae — numbat.
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banded-anteater
(Zoology) A former common name for numbat. The term is a misnomer, the animal is not related to anteaters.
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Orycteropus afer
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
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New World anteater
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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scaly-anteater
Any of several species of pangolin.
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Find another word for anteater. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for anteater, like: aardvark, ant-bear, spiny-anteater, echidna, numbat, pangolin, myrmecobius-fasciatus, tamandua, tapirs, banded-anteater and Orycteropus afer.
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  • Synopsis A pangolin is an obscure species of scaly anteater.

  • The anteater's snout might be different in shape but has the SAM 3 on's.

  • The name scaly anteater is applied to the pangolin; the banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial, and the spiny anteater (Echidna) is one of the monotremes (see Marsupialia and Monotremata).

  • They had six legs with little pads for feet instead of toes and claws, a delicate snout not quite the length of an anteater's lined with fine hairs and tiny teeth used to vacuum up mold, dust, and dirt that was its main food source, and an odd habit of climbing walls with hidden suckers in its padded feet.

  • Emas National Park in Brazil presents excellent wildlife viewing opportunities and remains a stronghold of the seldom seen maned wolf and giant anteater.

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