A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites, native to New Guinea
English: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater
anteaterEnglish
anteater, echidna, spiny anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus, New World anteater
Noun
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites, nearly extinct
English: numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites, sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
English: aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer
3 more noun senses
Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
English: anteater, New World anteater
Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
English: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater
A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites, native to Australia
English: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater