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giant anteaters

  • plural
    of giant anteater.
    giant anteater
    noun
    a large, narrow-bodied anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, having a long, tapering snout and extensile tongue, powerful front claws, and a shaggy gray coat marked with a conspicuous black band.

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Meanwhile, though giant anteaters have successfully been released back into the wild, giant armadillos are extremely threatened.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

It is home to jaguars, pumas, giant anteaters and thousands of plant species, making it one of the most biodiverse places on earth.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023

The monkeys live alongside ocelots, camels, giant anteaters and armadillos as well as common farm animals like goats and pigs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

A 1964 outbreak in a Rotterdam, Netherlands, zoo sickened giant anteaters, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, a gibbon, and a marmoset.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 7, 2022

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