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New World anteater ThesaurusNoun | 1.New World anteater - any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termitesanteateredentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South Americafamily Myrmecophagidae, Myrmecophagidae - New World anteatersant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, tamanoir - large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South AmericaCyclopes didactylus, silky anteater, two-toed anteater - squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden furlesser anteater, tamandu, tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla - small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America |
New World anteater
Synonyms for New World anteaternoun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termitesSynonymsRelated Words- edentate
- family Myrmecophagidae
- Myrmecophagidae
- ant bear
- giant anteater
- great anteater
- Myrmecophaga jubata
- tamanoir
- Cyclopes didactylus
- silky anteater
- two-toed anteater
- lesser anteater
- tamandu
- tamandua
- Tamandua tetradactyla
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