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Spiny Anteater Crossword Clue

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noun

• 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

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90%8 Long-nosed insectivorous mammal
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

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The Guardian Quick16 Jun 2008 Down 4
New York Times04 Oct 1998 Down 11
New York Times25 Aug 1996 Down 7
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