English Explanatory Dictionary

anteater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
  2. Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
  3. An uncircumcised penis.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntˌiːtə/ /ˈæntˌitɚ/ en-us-anteater.ogg

Word forms

anteater anteaters

Etymology

From ant + eater.

Derived words

African anteater anteater chat anteater dick banded anteater collared anteater giant anteater lesser anteater scaly anteater silky anteater spiny anteater
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