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Meaning of anteater

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

anteater

Pronunciation:/ˈæntˌiːtə//ˈæntˌitɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

  2. Any of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark and numbat (banded anteater).