anteater
Meanings
- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
- ANTEATER n pl. -S any of several mammals that feed on ants
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
anteater is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordanteater is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anteater is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
anteater is a valid Words With Friends word