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