1. spiny anteater

noun. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.
Synonyms
anteater genus Tachyglossus Tachyglossus monotreme egg-laying mammal echidna

2. spiny anteater

noun. A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.
Synonyms
anteater genus Zaglossus Zaglossus monotreme egg-laying mammal echidna

3. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) 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
Manis pangolin genus Manis eutherian mammal scaly anteater placental mammal eutherian placental
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

4. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.
Synonyms
genus Tachyglossus spiny anteater Tachyglossus monotreme egg-laying mammal echidna
Antonyms
toothed plantigrade mammal digitigrade mammal aplacental
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

5. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.
Synonyms
ant bear aardvark Orycteropus afer eutherian mammal placental mammal genus Orycteropus eutherian placental Orycteropus
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

6. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.
Synonyms
spiny anteater genus Zaglossus Zaglossus monotreme egg-laying mammal echidna
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

7. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.
Synonyms
numbat genus Myrmecobius Myrmecobius fasciatus dasyurid Myrmecobius dasyurid marsupial banded anteater
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

8. anteater

noun. (ˈænˌtiːtɝ) Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.
Synonyms
ant bear Myrmecophagidae lesser anteater Cyclopes didactylus great anteater two-toed anteater New World anteater Myrmecophaga jubata tamandua tamanoir tamandu Tamandua tetradactyla edentate giant anteater family Myrmecophagidae silky anteater
Etymology
anteater (English)
ant (English)
amte (Middle English (1100-1500))
eater (English)

9. spiny

adjective. (ˈspaɪni) Having spines.
Synonyms
spinous
Antonyms
spineless pointless

10. spiny

adjective. (ˈspaɪni) Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..
Synonyms
thorny burred briary bristly setaceous briery armed barbed setose bristled prickly barbellate burry
Antonyms
unarmed easy good-natured armless unsarcastic
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