ant bear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ant bair]
- /ænt bɛər/
- /ænt beə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ant bair]
- /ænt bɛər/

Definitions of ant bear words

noun ant bear a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater 3
noun ant bear aardvark 3
noun ant bear aardvark. 1
noun ant bear aardvark (Orycteropus afer). 0
noun ant bear giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). 0

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Origin of ant bear

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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Parts of speech for Ant bear

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ant bear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ant bear

noun ant bear

edentate — belonging or pertaining to the Edentata, an order of New World mammals characterized by the absence of incisors and canines in the arrangement of teeth and comprising the armadillos, the sloths, and the South American anteaters.
farrow — a litter of pigs.
anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.

All 3 Synonyms of ant bear