anteater

名词 anteater:

1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
   同义词：pangolin, scaly anteater
2. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
   同义词：New World anteater
3. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
   同义词：aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer
4. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
   同义词：numbat, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
5. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
   同义词：echidna, spiny anteater
6. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
   同义词：echidna, spiny anteater

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n.（名词）
Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites, especiallyMyrmecophaga tridactyla, having an elongated, narrow snout, a long, sticky tongue, and an extended, shaggy-haired tail.
食蚁兽：一种美洲热带食蚁科哺乳动物，没有牙齿，以蚂蚁和白蚁为食，尤其是三趾食蚁兽属 有长而细的鼻子，长而粘的舌头和长毛蓬松的尾巴
Any of several other animals, including the echidna, aardvark, and pangolin, that feed on ants.
食蚁兽：其它几种这样的动物，如穿山甲、土豚、针鼹等，以蚂蚁为食