About The Word Ant-bear
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Ant-bear
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What's The Definition Of Ant-bear?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Ant-bear: aardvark | anteater | giant anteater | great anteater | Myrmecophaga jubata | Orycteropus afer | tamanoir Related Terms | Find terms related to Ant-bear: See Also | eutherian | eutherian mammal | genus Myrmecophaga | genus Orycteropus | Myrmecophaga | New World anteater | Orycteropus | placental | placental mammal Ant-bear In Webster's Dictionary \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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