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anteater

The correct spelling is anteater.

How to pronounce anteater

/ˈæntˌiːtə/
noun

IPA: /ˈæntˌiːtə/

Say it like: Ant-eet-er

The correct spelling is anteater. Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.
  2. 2.Any of some other unrelated species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark and numbat (banded anteater).

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