English > New World anteater: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack / lack teeth and feed on ants and termites. |
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| Synonym | anteater |
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| Member of | Myrmecophagidae, family Myrmecophagidae | New World anteaters |
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| Narrower | ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir, Myrmecophaga jubata | large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws |
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| silky anteater, two-toed anteater, Cyclopes didactylus | squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur |
| tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla | small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs |
| Broader | edentate | Primitive terrestrial / terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth |
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| Spanish | oso hormiguero |
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| Catalan | formiguer, ós formiguer |
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