MYRMECOPHAGA Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word myrmecophaga. (close relations)
Definition of MYRMECOPHAGA
Best Alternative Words for MYRMECOPHAGA
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| 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 | ||||||||
| antbear | nounn | |||||||
noun • Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) | ||||||||
| genus myrmecophaga | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear | ||||||||
