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Synonyms for ant-eater

  • noun

Most common

ant bear aardvark scaly anteater spiny anteater pangolin echidna banded anteater numbat

All synonyms

Noun

ant bear, aardvark, spiny anteater, scaly anteater, banded anteater, echidna, pangolin, numbat

Definitions

  1. n. 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).

Related words

Other spellings
anteater

Forms

Plural
ant-eaters → aardvarks, echidnas, pangolins, numbats…

Example sentences

  • aardvark An adult aardvark can weigh up to 100 kilograms.
  • pangolin The pangolin has a tongue as long as its body.
  • echidna The echidna uses its long tongue to catch insects.

By length

6 letters
numbat
7 letters
echidna3
8 letters
aardvark2, pangolin

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (echidna3 = 3 syllables).