anteater

(noun) toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites. Synonyms: pangolin, scaly anteater.

(noun) any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites. Synonyms: New World anteater.

(noun) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata. Synonyms: aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer.

(noun) small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct. Synonyms: numbat, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus.

(noun) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea. Synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.

(noun) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia. Synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.