Meaning of ANT BEAR
| Pronunciation: | | ant behr
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- [n] nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- [n] large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
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| | Synonyms: | | aardvark, anteater, giant anteater, great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, Orycteropus afer, tamanoir |
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| | See Also: | | eutherian, eutherian mammal, genus Myrmecophaga, genus Orycteropus, Myrmecophaga, New World anteater, Orycteropus, placental, placental mammal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ant"-bear`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living
on ants. It belongs to the genus {Myrmecophaga}.
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