ant bear

1. (noun) large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
Synonyms: Myrmecophaga jubata, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir
Related Words: New World anteater, anteater

2. (noun) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Synonyms: Orycteropus afer, aardvark, anteater
Related Words: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal



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