LESSER ANTEATER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase lesser anteater. (close relations)
Definition of LESSER ANTEATER
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tamandua | nounn | |||||||
noun • small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America | ||||||||
anteater | nounn | |||||||
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 • any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites • nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata • small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea • a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | ||||||||
tamandu | nounn | |||||||
noun • small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America | ||||||||
tamandua tetradactyla | nounn | |||||||
noun • small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America |