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anteater

[ant-ee-ter] / ˈæntˌi tər /
NOUN
aardvark
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NOUN
edentate
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Despite often being compared to pigs and South American anteater, aardvarks are not related to them.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

“Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole,” Oxford biologist James Kempton explained in the university’s release.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

She was called an "amiable anteater" with an "unbelievable nose", who resembled "a myopic gazelle".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

And she does this thing where she comes up with her camera really close to my face using the .5 filter and I look like a walrus or an anteater depending on the angle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023

“Are these”—James held up a bag with eight bouncy balls inside, each with a letter written on it—“really Mr. Griswold’s games?’’James manipulated the balls in the bag so they spelled out the word anteater.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman