Definitions of giant anteater
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large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
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synonyms:
Myrmecophaga jubata, ant bear, great anteater, tamanoir
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type of:
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New World anteater, anteater
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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New World anteater, anteater
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