1. (

• pangolin ,
• scaly_anteater ,
• anteater ,

) toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites ;

2. (

• anteater ,
• New_World_anteater

) any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites ;

3. (

• aardvark ,
• ant_bear ,
• anteater ,
• Orycteropus_afer

) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata ;

4. (

• numbat ,
• banded_anteater ,
• anteater ,
• Myrmecobius_fasciatus

) small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct ;

5. (

• echidna ,
• spiny_anteater ,
• anteater ,

) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea ;

6. (

• echidna ,
• spiny_anteater ,
• anteater ,

) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia ;