English noun: New World anteater | |||
1. | New World anteater (animal) any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites | ||
Synonyms | anteater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edentate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ant bear, Cyclopes didactylus, giant anteater, great anteater, lesser anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, silky anteater, tamandu, tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla, tamanoir, two-toed anteater | ||
Member meronym | family Myrmecophagidae, Myrmecophagidae | ||