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- [ant-ee-ter]
- /ˈæntˌi tər/
- /ˈæntˌiː.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ant-ee-ter]
- /ˈæntˌi tər/
Definitions of anteater word
- countable noun anteater An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries. 3
- noun anteater any toothless edentate mammal of the family Myrmecophagidae of Central and South America, esp Myrmecophaga tridactyla (or jubata) (giant anteater), having a long tubular snout used for eating termites 3
- noun anteater any of several mammals of various orders that feed mainly on ants, as the pangolins, echidnas, and esp. ant bears: anteaters have a long, sticky tongue and a long snout 3
- noun anteater any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites. Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua. 1
- noun anteater the aardvark. 1
- noun anteater a pangolin. 1
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Origin of anteater
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; ant + eater
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Parts of speech for Anteater
noun
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preposition
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anteater popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anteater usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anteater
noun anteater
- 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.
- ant bear — a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater
- sloth — habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- aardvark — a nocturnal mammal, Orycteropus afer, the sole member of its family (Orycteropodidae) and order (Tubulidentata). It inhabits the grasslands of Africa, has long ears and snout, and feeds on termites
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