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anteater

/ˈæntˌiːtə/ /ˈæntˌitɚ/

Meanings
noun
Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

Examples :

"The anteater used its long, sticky tongue to slurp up ants from the anthill in the park. "
animal nature biology

Related Words

Illustration aardvark

aardvark noun

/ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ /ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

"The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue."

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

Illustration pangolin

pangolin noun

/pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/

The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

"The zookeeper carefully fed the pangolin its special insect diet. "

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Illustration suborder

suborder noun

/ˈsʌbɔːrdər/ /ˈsʌbɔːdə/

A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.

""Within the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans, there are several suborders, each grouping together animals with shared evolutionary traits." "

Illustration unrelated

unrelated adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd/ /ˌʌnriˈleɪtɪd/

Not connected or associated

"The holiday started with two unrelated mishaps."

Illustration echidna

echidna noun

/əˈkɪdnə/

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

"The zookeeper showed the children an echidna, a small spiny mammal native to Australia. "

Illustration tongues

tongues noun

/tʌŋz/

The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

"The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue so she could check for any signs of illness. "

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration termites

termites noun

/ˈtɜːmaɪts/ /ˈtɜːmɪtiːz/

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

"The termites were eating away at the wooden fence surrounding the schoolyard. "

Illustration anthill

anthill noun

/ˈænt.hɪl/

A cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone.

"The little boy poked a stick into the anthill, disturbing the busy ants. "