anteater

American  

[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /

noun

anteaters plural

1. any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.

2. the aardvark.

3. a pangolin.

4. an echidna.

5. banded anteater.

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anteater British  

/ ˈæntˌiːtə /

noun

1. any toothless edentate mammal of the family Myrmecophagidae of Central and South America, esp Myrmecophaga tridactyla (or jubata ) ( giant anteater ), having a long tubular snout used for eating termites See also tamandua

2. another name for pangolin

3. another name for echidna

4. another name for numbat

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• anteaters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of anteater

First recorded in 1755–65; ant + eat ( def. )

Example Sentences

UW guard Trinity Oliver, who knotted the score, missed an ensuing free throw while Anteater forward Heather Hernandez clanked a point-blank layup with a second left.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

He then often signals down the bench for someone to sub in for the offending Anteater.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

“Thirty years ago in San Antonio, I purchased the ‘last’ pair of Lucchese Anteater boots for $900.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2018

Leonard is the first Anteater to score 20 points this season.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2017

Not only were most of the birds their enemies, but Anteater lived almost wholly from them, and Centipede beset them every time and at all places when he had the chance.

From South-African Folk-Tales by Honey, James A.