New World anteater

Synonyms:

anteater

Types:

Myrmecophaga jubata, ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, tamanoir

large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

Cyclopes didactylus, silky anteater, two-toed anteater

squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur

Tamandua tetradactyla, lesser anteater, tamandu, tamandua

small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America

Type of:

edentate

primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America