banded anteater

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band′ed ant′eater, 

1. Mammals an Australian marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, feeding on termites and having the body marked with whitish transverse bars: nearly extinct. Also called numbat. 

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ant•eat•er /ˈæntˌitɚ/   n. [countable]

1. Mammals an animal having a long snout, a sticky tongue, and strong claws, that feeds on ants and termites.

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ant•eat•er  (ant′ē′tər), n. 

1. Mammals 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. Cf. giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
2. Mammals the aardvark.
3. Mammals a pangolin.
4. Mammals an echidna.
5. Mammals See banded anteater. 

• ant + eater 1755–65

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anteater / ˈæntˌiːtə/ noun

1. 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
   See also tamandua
2. scaly anteater ⇒
   another name for pangolin
3. spiny anteater ⇒
   another name for echidna
4. banded anteater ⇒
   another name for numbat