[noun] toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Synonyms:pangolin, scaly
[noun] any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites Synonyms:New World
[noun] nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata Synonyms:aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer
[noun] small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct Synonyms:numbat, banded Myrmecobius fasciatus
[noun] New Guinea echidnas Synonyms:echidna, spiny
[noun] burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites Synonyms:echidna, spiny
