Noun
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 Australia
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Source: WordNetMyrmecophaga jubata: The anteater. The existence of this predator demonstrates that thinking 71 percent of the time, as ants do, won't prevent you from being eaten. Thinking less than that, as humans do, will almost guarantee it. John Ralston Saul
I went to the zoo once and saw this thing they call an anteater. That was quite enough for me. Thomas Pynchon
But, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology, pangolins – mammals which resemble an anteater with scales, lack two of those virus-sensing genes. Source: Internet
Anteater as mascot The anteater was chosen in 1965 when students were allowed to submit mascot candidates, which would be voted on in a campus election. Source: Internet
It has been claimed that he surprised fellow guest Lillian Gish by flinging the anteater onto her lap. Source: Internet
Right now, that host is thought to be a pangolin, an anteater looking mammal covered with scales. Source: Internet