anteater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæntˌiːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæntˌitɚ/ (US)
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Etymology
From ant + eater, from their typical diet.
Meanings
- Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).
- Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater) and numbat (banded anteater).
- (derogatory, humorous, slang) An uncircumcised penis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anteaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
banded anteater · silky anteater · African anteater · anteater dick · giant anteater · spiny anteater · lesser anteater · scaly anteater · anteater chat · collared anteater
Translations (79)
br merienaer (mammal) · pt tamanduá (mammal) · ar آكَل النَّمْل (mammal) · sh мравојед (mammal) · es oso hormiguero (mammal) · uk мурахої́д (mammal) · kk құмырсқажегіш (mammal) · bn পিঁপড়াভুক (mammal) · ccc mashilikeli (mammal) · chr ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ (mammal) · kek tz'uqtz'uum (mammal) · ta எறும்புத்தின்னி (mammal) · ro furnicar (mammal) · ja 蟻食 (mammal) · ky кумурскачы (mammal) · el μυρμηγκοφάγος (mammal) · th ตัวกินมด (mammal) · ug چۈمۈلىخور (mammal) · ast osu formigueru (mammal) · pbh wainki (mammal) · sk mravčiar (mammal) · ca os formiguer (mammal) · pl mrówkojad (mammal) · de Ameisenbär (mammal) · et sipelgaõgija (mammal) · nb maursluker (mammal) · pdt Eemskjefräta (mammal) · fi muurahaiskarhu (mammal) · sv myrslok (mammal) · ga alpaire seangán (mammal) · myv коткодавовто (mammal) · it formichiere (mammal) · cs mravenečník (mammal) · da myresluger (mammal) · sl mravljinčar (mammal) · tg мӯрчахӯр (mammal) · cy morgrugysor (mammal) · nn maurslukar (mammal) · eo formikomanĝulo (mammal) · fo meyruslúkur (mammal) · nv wóláchííʼ yildeełí (mammal) · mk мравојад (mammal) · hy մրջնակեր (mammal) · cmn 食蟻獸 /食蚁兽 (mammal) · csb mrówkòjôd (mammal) · ja アリクイ (mammal) · la vermilingua (mammal) · be мурашкае́д (mammal) · sh mravojed (mammal) · ga arcán talún (mammal) · pt papa-formigas (mammal) · bg мравоя́д (mammal) · uz chumolixoʻr (mammal) · tr karıncayiyen (mammal) · su peusing (mammal) · vi thú ăn kiến (mammal) · fr fourmilier (mammal) · ms tenggiling (mammal) · ko 개미핥기 (mammal) · lt skruzdėlynas (mammal) · hi चींटीख़ोर (mammal) · fa مورچهخوار (mammal) · sw kiharara (mammal) · mn шоргоолж идэштэн (mammal) · is mauraæta (mammal) · sw loma (mammal) · he דוב נמלים (mammal) · lv skudrlācis (mammal) · ru муравье́д (mammal) · co furmiculaiu (mammal) · ha dagbi (mammal) · wo njaxat bu réy (mammal) · nl miereneter (mammal) · nci āzcacoyōtl (mammal) · hu hangyász (mammal) · es shihui (mammal) · zai bedxe chiiñuʼ (mammal) · zza morcelewerdoğ (mammal) · az qarışqayeyən (mammal)