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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 | ||||||||
| 32% | 9 | To stake a preemptive claim on a territory | ||||||
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| 25% | 8 | Stake cut head of elegant creature | ||||||
noun • graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks | ||||||||
Creature To Stake A Territory Crossword Clue
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ANTEATER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ANTEATER
Updated: October 14, 2023
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