Meaning & use

anteater

noun·Everyday

A mammal with a long snout and sticky tongue that feeds mainly on ants and termites.

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The anteater used its long tongue to pull insects out of the mound.

At the zoo, children watched the anteater search for food in the dirt.

A note on using this word

Anteaters have no teeth and instead rely on a long, sticky tongue to catch insects.

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