ANTEATER
Scrabble letter values: A1N1T1E1A1T1E1R1 = 8
Definition
- 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. — synonyms: aardvark, ant_bear, Orycteropus_afer
- noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites. — 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. — synonyms: echidna, spiny_anteater
- noun a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites. — synonyms: echidna, spiny_anteater
Examples
- “sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata”
- “nearly extinct”
- “native to New Guinea”