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anteater

[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /
NOUN
aardvark
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NOUN
edentate
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Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

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

A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

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

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2023

The closest thing Nathan could think of was an anteater with a long tongue that could slither down narrow crevices.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Giant anteaters, meanwhile, are listed as vulnerable and have been targeted by poachers.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

Bushy-tailed giant anteaters galloped in the dewy grass.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

Threatened pangolins, known as armored anteaters, scramble along branches.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2023

Thirteen out of the 26 children guessed correctly that anteaters ate ants, which wasn’t a good response rate for the first clue.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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