vermilingua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anteater noun A long-snouted mammal from Central and South America that uses its sticky tongue to slurp up ants and termites.
Senses
vermilingua is used for these senses in English:
- anteater Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
anteater — full definition
- noun A long-snouted mammal from Central and South America that uses its sticky tongue to slurp up ants and termites.
- noun Loosely, any unrelated animal with a similar ant-eating habit, such as the pangolin, echidna, or aardvark.
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