anteater
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- noun
- /ˈæntiˌtɚ/
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- This book goes into a lot of detail about how ants communicate, reproduce, and survive, and includes information on some predators, such as the anteater and ant lion.
And somebody had tried to do that on our river, and there was this baby anteater.
- And somebody had tried to do that on our river, and there was this baby anteater.
Examples
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We can now see the end of the snout of an anteater poking through a hole in the ceiling high above.
Fiction book (1998) -
The anteater is well-known for its ability to sniff out ant hills, making it a fascinating animal to observe in nature.
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But when I saw a real anteater, that was when it hit me how unbelievable this planet truly is.
Blog text (2) -
I'm afraid what you've got there is an anteater.
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And the anteaters were all eating slumber bugs; they had camped out next to a huge hill that was just chock-full of them.
Fiction book (1995) -
Z sits there, dazed, as we see the huge form of the anteater withdraw its tongue and, with a final contented burp, shuffle off into the distance.
Fiction book (1998) -
The opossums, armadillos, anteaters, and tree sloths living there today only provide a hint of the continent's homegrown treasures.
Academic text (2009) -
During our trip to the wildlife sanctuary, we were thrilled to see a anteater using its long tongue to eat ants.
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In many regions of Central America, the anteater plays a vital role in controlling ant populations.
Synonyms
A tropical American animal with no teeth that eats ants and termites
A group of mammals like anteaters that have long snouts and tongues for eating ants and termites
A large anteater from Central and South America with a long tongue that eats ants and small insects
A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites
A large furry animal from South America with a long snout and tongue that eats ants
A large hairy South American mammal with a long tongue and strong claws for eating ants
A large South American animal with a very long nose and tongue that eats ants
Compounds
- Australian
A small Australian animal with a pouch, long snout, and strong claws that eats termites and is almost extinct
A small animal that eats ants and uses its tail to hold branches in Central and South American tropical forests
A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites
A large furry animal from South America with a long snout and tongue that eats ants
A small animal that lives in trees in Central and South America with long golden fur and no teeth
- Australian
A mammal that digs burrows, lays eggs, has sharp spines, and eats ants and termites
A small South American animal that eats ants, with long golden fur and two claws on each front foot
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anteater comes from the parts ant and eater, meaning 'one who eats ants', and this explains the name for the giant South American animal with a long snout and sticky tongue used to pull ants from anthills.