noun

anteater

ANT-ee-tuh

noun

A long-snouted mammal from Central and South America that uses its sticky tongue to slurp up ants and termites.

"The giant anteater can flick its tongue in and out of an ant nest dozens of times a second."

"A anteater's claws are strong enough to tear open a hardened termite mound."

Loosely, any unrelated animal with a similar ant-eating habit, such as the pangolin, echidna, or aardvark.

"The aardvark is sometimes nicknamed the African anteater, though it is not closely related to true anteaters."

How to Use Anteater

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In plain EnglishAn animal built for eating ants and termites, usually with a long snout and sticky tongue.

anteaters plural

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The giant _____ can flick its tongue in and out of an ant nest dozens of times a second.

A straightforward compound of ant and eater — an animal that eats ants.

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