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anteater

[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /
NOUN
aardvark
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NOUN
edentate
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A zoo is celebrating the birth of a giant anteater pup, which zoologists say is "considered the most threatened mammal in Central America".

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Despite often being compared to pigs and South American anteater, aardvarks are not related to them.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2023

Disguised as an overalls-wearing anteater, Oates was voted off the Fox show this week after performing a rendition of Chuck Berry’s hit “Johnny B. Goode.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2023

“Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole,” Oxford biologist James Kempton explained in the university’s release.

From Washington Times Nov. 10, 2023

During his entire career as a naturalist, only one animal had ever unexpectedly attacked Cherrie: a tamandua, or lesser anteater.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, though giant anteaters have successfully been released back into the wild, giant armadillos are extremely threatened.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

In mammals, egg laying is limited to echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, and the platypus.

From Science Daily Oct. 20, 2023

She had seen the gaping holes anteaters carved into the sides of termite mounds, although she hadn’t seen the creatures themselves.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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