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Ant-bear

Ant-bear Meaning & Definition
Ant-bear Definition And Meaning

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

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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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