单词	anteater
释义	anteater noun ant·​eat·​er ˈant-ˌē-tər  : any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites: such as a : any of a family (Myrmecophagidae) of New World edentates with a long narrow snout, a long tongue, and large salivary glands that includes the giant anteater and tamandua b : pangolin c : echidna d : aardvark Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The discomfort can be heightened by the appearance of any number of anonymous animals, which Google auto-assigns to people who open a Doc without being signed into their account: anteater, wombat, quokka. Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022 Giant anteater Tullah is celebrating her 12th birthday! Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022 There was also the question of how the anteater got rabies. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022 One was a dwarf squirrel, only a few inches in length; two were opossums known to nosh on insects and fruit; another was a tamandua, a type of anteater with a vestlike patch of black fur. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022 First-time mom Cora the tamandua — a type of anteater — gave birth to the baby animal on July 21 at the San Diego Safari Park. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2021 Beth liked the idea and decided to make an anteater. Washington Post, 22 July 2021 Since spring, the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has tested nearly 80 animals, including 38 dogs, 29 cats, two ferrets, a camel and two tamanduas, a type of anteater. Jonel Aleccia, CNN, 30 Oct. 2020 Sharp, slightly vinegary formic acid is the one-carbon volatile acid, a chemical weapon found in ants and other insects but turned against them by the anteater, which relies on it to help digest them. Harold Mcgee, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1668, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing anteater scaly anteater giant anteater spiny anteater scaly anteater giant anteater spiny anteater Kids Definition anteater noun ant·​eat·​er ˈant-ˌē-tər  : an animal that has a long nose and long sticky tongue and feeds chiefly on ants and termites
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