anteater

Example Sentences

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A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

From New York Times

Despite often being compared to pigs and South American anteater, aardvarks are not related to them.

From Science Daily

Threatened pangolins, known as armored anteaters, scramble along branches.

From Seattle Times

Pangolins—also called scaly anteaters—are the only mammals with reptilelike scales, which grow from modified hair follicles.

From Science Magazine

Disguised as an overalls-wearing anteater, Oates was voted off the Fox show this week after performing a rendition of Chuck Berry’s hit “Johnny B. Goode.”

From Los Angeles Times